Adapting

I am sat here expressing some breast milk for Livia (so we can practise with a cup and so I can mix it with foods for weaning). It amazes me that she can be so allergic to cow's milk but I can produce something that is perfectly suited to her needs. 

I have had to adapt to Livia's allergies and get used to the idea of using breast milk where it would have been much easier to use formula. I think much of parenting is about adapting. Children are so unpredictable! I also think this is why parenting can seem so hard when we have rigid ideas about how family life should be. With babies, people often decide a 'philosophy' on how they will raise their child before they have even met them!

A friend of mine is currently in hospital with her baby who was born unexpectedly at 32 weeks. She is having to get to grips with parenting a lot sooner than expected and with the extra needs of a prem baby. 

I am thankful that in all these challenges which we don't expect, God goes before us and is in control. 

Thank you Lord for helping me to meet the challenges of parenting my children. Please help me to adapt in situations I wasn't expecting and be led by you.