Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord , “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Well, happy 1st birthday to our first born son, Micah Zane Byrd. I had the perfect morning planned out for him; you know since he's one and he'll remember all this. I was going to have a balloon tied to his rocking horse, and sit his little "Scout" Leap Frog toy on the table as well as his birthday cards so he could see them when he woke up in the morning . All of my perfect plans went down the drain starting yesterday.
We noticed water coming through the floor of our townhouse and Eli called the facilities management on his way to work. They quickly sent over some guys to take a look. This turned into being out of the house for the afternoon while the guys ripped up the floors and the carpet to begin fixing what was soaked I am to be out of the house until Thursday. They are estimating we will be out of the house until Thursday.
Thankfully, they have an emergency house available for situations like this. Perfect, I thought . All I need to do is pack up everything and go. Anyone who has ever traveled with a child knows how much stuff has to go on the adventure. Not knowing how long exactly will be out of the house, I thought I'll just get things for the night. Pack 'n play, sound machine, pajamas, etc. etc., etc. Thankfully a neighbor was able to watch Micah while I carted everything over to the new spot. I got the bed set up everything ready for what I was expecting to be a terrible night sleep. Who sleeps great away from their own bed? Not me and apparently my son does not either. When Eli got home from work at midnight, we made the decision to head back over to our wet house and sleep there. Micah's room was not damaged in any way, so we knew he would sleep well and that's all that matters at that point.
So, this morning my great plans and set up for his birthday did not happen, however his first day of Tumble Baby did (blurry flip phone pictures below). As well as his big boy car seat. And we still got to see our little guy have fun despite the craziness that's going on.
As they continue to work on the house, we'll spend our days in the guest apartment and our evenings at our house. We're praising God for so many things at this moment. Here are just two:
1. Micah's life. We are so blessed to be his parents. My prayer is that he grows up to be a man of God.
2. We are thankful for the time Eli spent at his job at FCB. We have formed a lot of relationships with the guys and their families at his job, and we are so blessed by them. We are so excited as Eli was offered a position at Southeastern and will be starting next week.
God is still faithful. He does have a plan. Sometimes it is so hard to sit back and trust Him, but in the end He has it all worked out and I'm so glad.
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