{"id":6158,"date":"2013-05-21T02:48:17","date_gmt":"2013-05-21T07:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/?p=6158"},"modified":"2013-05-21T02:48:17","modified_gmt":"2013-05-21T07:48:17","slug":"thank-you-lord-for-my-3rd-grader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/thank-you-lord-for-my-3rd-grader\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank You, Lord, For My 3rd Grader!"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s 2:31 am, and I have not been able to go to sleep due to the tornadoes in Oklahoma.\u00a0 My little brother and his family live in Oklahoma City, and the tornado was headed straight for their house.\u00a0 The path of the tornado is seen in the picture below, and my brother’s house is where the yellow dot is.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The horrible, devastating, destructive, mighty force was headed straight towards my sister-in-law Kelly, and my beautiful baby niece, Brinley!\u00a0 Praise the Lord it dissipated right as it neared the lake by Taylor’s house.\u00a0 Praise the Lord that Kelly’s parents have a concrete storm room in which she and Brinley ran to for shelter.<\/p>\n

However, not everyone has been so fortunate.<\/p>\n

I simply can not imagine what the people of Moore are experiencing, and I pray I never have to!\u00a0 I just can’t help but be thankful for my third grader tonight!<\/p>\n

You know, when the tragedy at Sandy Hook happened, all I could think about was Preston.\u00a0 What would I do if something happened to my baby?\u00a0 Any of my babies…but Preston is the only one in “school.”<\/p>\n

When the Boston Marathon bombing took place, a little boy Preston’s age was killed.\u00a0 Again, I just thanked the Lord for my son and prayed over him that night, thanking the Lord for him and begging for protection for he and his sisters.<\/p>\n

Tonight, as I watch the footage of this horrible storm, already emotional because of how close it was to my brother, I can’t help but cry and thank God for my third grader!\u00a0 So many parents tonight are longing to hold their babies, praying for hope, and devastated by so much loss.\u00a0 I couldn’t help but stand over my baby boy, my firstborn, and thank the Lord above for him!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The picture is blurry because I was trying to take it in the dark, but I am so thankful for that baby boy!\u00a0 He still sleeps with his blanket, though tattered and torn, and his dog, Rover, beside him in the bed.<\/p>\n

I love him!<\/p>\n

So innocent and yet so wild.\u00a0 So big, and yet so young.\u00a0 So smart, and yet still acts like a fool…but I am pretty sure that is part of the make-up of a 9 year old boy!<\/p>\n

What would I do without him?<\/p>\n

Today, I am thankful that he is peacefully sleeping in his bed.<\/p>\n

Today, I am thankful that he got to play with his buddies in our front yard.<\/p>\n

Today, I am thankful that he let LK “pitch” to him.<\/p>\n

Today, I am thankful that he kissed me goodbye this morning with a smile on his face.<\/p>\n

Today, I am thankful that I got to see him play baseball and pitch a great game!<\/p>\n

Today, I am thankful for all his quirks and his little boy-ness.<\/p>\n

Today, I am thankful for my third grader.<\/p>\n

Lord, thank you for protecting Taylor, Kelly, Brinley, Linnie and Pat.\u00a0 Thank you for stopping the tornado before any more destruction occurred.\u00a0 Please, Lord, somehow, bring something positive from this horrific event.\u00a0 I pray that your mighty hand would be at work through the hearts of all those affected.\u00a0 Please help the people of Oklahoma seek you and find you.\u00a0 Lord, please give these poor families who have lost loved ones an indescribable peace.<\/p>\n

Also, Lord, thank you for Preston.\u00a0 Please help me to love on him and show him how much I love him.\u00a0 Please protect him physically, emotionally, and mentally.\u00a0 Thank you for all these wild ones you have blessed us with.\u00a0 Please, Lord, help me to protect them and love them the best I can, but I pray that you protect them from harm and danger.<\/p>\n

Thank you, Lord!<\/p>\n

-kate<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h1>\n

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