A Date Night

Tonight I got to share a special evening with my little man. First I took him to Isaac's. This is one of our very favorite restaurants. It's rarely busy and we both enjoy the food and atmosphere for a pretty good price. Here he is making his own Peanut Butter, Jelly and Marshmallow Sandwich on Rainbow Bread. He had a lot of fun with the extra long bendy straw. He had it tied in knots and zig zags. This is a heart he made for me.

Then we paid a visit to Miss Leah for some fabulous new do's.


Before

After - The back is higher than before, not sure if you can really tell

While she trimmed me up Xavier flipped through a book Leah had made of styles she likes. He changed his mind a couple of times, but settled on a very fun punky looking teenage boy. I think he looks adorable! He's curious if his friends will recognize him tomorrow.

Before with his beloved Shag look

getting close to bed time, yet Miss Leah plugs away

Ta-Da! A more modern rocker look
His sense of style cracks me up

Thank you Lord for Xavier and the fun I get to have with him!

As we were waiting for Leah to finish with her client before us I picked up the newspaper (which is extremely rare for me, but God had us waiting there and drew my attention to it) and read a very sad article about someone I used to know and how her sin was hurting her child and the judgment she is now facing for it under our nations laws. I sat there weeping and praying for this family and God pierced my heart with grace. If it were not for him drawing me out of death and away from my pursuit of sin I have no doubt that it would be me in the papers and the story would be much worse. I would not be out enjoying my child and talking about God's goodness together over dinner. Xavier snuggled up to me when he saw the tears and I just held him and reminded him again that God has been so merciful to a sinner like me! Thank you Jesus for standing in my place! I go free because you have taken every last drop of the punishment I've earned!