Tender Mercies

Yesterday before naptime, I was reading the girls some stories and one of those happened to be Pinkalicious. In the book, she describes herself as being the color of a sunset. I usually never pause at that point in the book or have paid much attention to it, but yesterday I happened to stop and tell the girls that one of my favorite things in the whole world is a beautiful sunset.

Later that evening, I sent all of the girls on an errand with Miguel just to get some peace and quiet. I made cupcakes for the girls, since I had been promising for days, and went through a few books that my visiting teacher had left that day (she also did my grocery shopping and did a load of my laundry), all the while trying to nurse and get my baby to sleep. One of the books had been recommended to me at one of those retreats I had been on, but probably would have never picked up. It has been a delight to read. Once the girls got home they ran in and told me that there was a beautiful sunset outside.

So I took my baby,  who was not interested in sleeping at the time, and went outside to see what was there. It was the most amazing pink. Kind of reminded me of Pinkalicious. And then I felt like the Lord was smiling down on me.

If I looked up, I saw this.

 And if I looked down, I saw this.

And I felt loved. And blessed. The Lord truly is mindful of us and blesses us in his own ways and through his ministering angels on earth.

And I guess he looks after those little ladies of mine, because they came home to hot cupcakes and pink frosting.