Icky Sicky!

A couple weeks ago, poor little Caleb got a runny nose. That little runny nose got worse and worse and more and more colorful, until it was a green, sticky mess. We went to the doctor last week and it was diagnosed as a sinus infection and we were given antibiotics.

He takes the medicine really well and his nose was clearing up. Then, Saturday night, Ross was changing his diaper and called me back to Caleb's bedroom. There was Caleb's little bottom- flaming red. Great- yeast!

Poor little guy is recovering- he doesn't seem to mind anti-fungal being rubbed on his bottom or being rinsed after every diaper change in the bathroom sink. He's a trouper.

I, on the other hand, seem to have developed a sinus infection, too. Wow- it's so much harder to be sick while caring for a little one! Today, I basically removed anything Caleb isn't allowed to touch (the fan, the garbage can), closed all the bedroom and bathroom doors, and let him roam around while I lied helpless on the couch.

It's hard to not feel lazy on days like this. Really, this whole weekend. I've felt miserable- so I lie on the couch and just stare at all the stuff that needs to be done around here- the dishes are piling up, the carpet really needs to be vacuumed, the counter has had junk mail on it for a week!

Then I remember that sometimes God calls us to rest. It may not seem to be an opportune time for us (we have that slumber party on Friday, remember?) But it is ideal for Him. He simply says, "Stop striving. Rest for a little while and rely on Me. "

So that's what we're up to for the next couple of days. Forget the dishes, the vacuum, the little extras. And rest!

Psalm 23:1-2

New International Version 1984 (NIV1984)

Psalm 23

Psalm 23

A psalm of David.

¹ The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
² He makes me lie down in green pastures,
he leads me beside quiet waters,