That was Gabe's response to my question "What did you do to your brother??" (And yes, that is blood all over Gideon's smiling face! )
Once upon a time, there was an adorable little boy sitting on the floor reading his story like the cutie pie that he is.
Next thing you know, his brothers Justus and Gabe appeared on the scene (that always means trouble if you're trying to read a book).
Justus surprised Gideon by "dropping" in to say hello while Gabe ate the rest of the pretzels from two weeks ago that he found under the couch.
Poor Gideon decided to make the best of things and continued to read the book with his brother on his lap. 
The End.
Gabe: "Why doesn't God have a body?" Me: "Um...because He's a spirit...." Gabe: "Can God hear me when I pray?" Me: "Of course He can!" Gabe: "How can He hear me if He doesn't have ears?" Me: "He doesn't need ears, because He's God." Gabe: "Can He see in the dark?" Me: "Yes" Gabe: "I can see in the dark too, I have a flashlight!"
Gabe: "Why do the clouds move?" Me: "Because the wind is blowing them." Gabe: "So God can see us from heaven?" Me: "No, God can see through the clouds." Gabe: "Why does the wind blow them?" Me: We'll have to ask daddy when he gets home." Gabe: "I think 'cause they're following us to Grandmie's house."
Gabe, I love you!
Praise the Lord, Justus has started to eat real food without gagging! That is such an answer to prayer. We go again tomorrow for chemo and we'll find out then if he has started gaining weight yet. Please pray for that. 
The next wonderful thing on my list is crawling!!! Wow, I'm so grateful that he is crawling around again and playing on his own. It was VERY difficult to get much of anything done with him stuck to my hip and I was getting a little overwhelmed, but now he's crawling again! :) I'm so happy!
And last but not least, Justus also had his first trip to the zoo! It was so much fun to get out and see all the animals, the boys had a blast! We spend almost the entire day there and Justus was all smiles. I'm so thankful to God for all of these blessings. We have had many "good" days lately and they are a HUGE encouragement. Blessings are overflowing!
Ben often reminds me of Proverbs 14:4 "Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox." So, yes, today my house is a mess. Their new favorite thing is making a boat out of the couch...and yes, something spilled on the cushion, but I'm pretty sure it'll come out. :)
Gabe is a jaguar and Gideon, a puppy. They're on a "boat" surrounded by sharks who are ready to eat any poor soul who happens to be in the "water"!
There's plenty of room for a jaguar and a puppy, but when the Lion-Piggy joins in things get a little tight! (He requested to be a lion, but the boys wanted a pig - poor Ben!) ;)
After a very long adventure on the high seas, my jaguar and puppy were all worn out. My house looked like a tornado had blown through, but it was worth it. One day the "oxen" (aka: puppy and jaguar) will be gone, the house will be clean and I'll wish for some animals to come mess it up!
Whate'er my God ordains is right: Holy his will abideth; I will be still whate'er he doth; And follow where he guideth: He is my God: though dark my road,He holds me that I shall not fall: Wherefore to him I leave it all.
Last night on the way home from church Gabe and Gideon were discussing our imaginary pets. Apparently we have a mouse, a cat and two dogs. Gabe was asking what we should name them and we were all throwing out names -including some names Ben and I had been debating for future children, Lord willing:). Gabe told me that I could name the mouse but I said I'd rather name a dog because I don't really like mice. "We don't have any mice, Mommy, do you like mouses?" Ummm... :)
Today was a hard day. Justus' rash is coming back and he seems to be regressing a bit. He also had his chemo treatment this morning and we ended up staying most of the day because he also had to have a transfusion. I was feeling pretty drained and sad, but when I got home I had a package from my cousin, Myssi. It was exactly what I needed. Inside was a beautiful bracelet she made with Gabe, Gideon, and Justus' names on it, a letter and the testimony her mom wrote about a similar trial she went through when her girls were little...what a HUGE encouragement it was! God knew just what I needed at that moment. Every breath Justus takes is sustained by God and He could easily heal him this instant, but I know He knows what's best, even though I might not see it yet...
