Days 6 and 7: Pets and Head Lice.

This is my buddy Lenny. I was with him the day his family brought him home, and he still sleeps on the bed next to me when I dogsit him. He doesn't do that to his owner, just to me. What a sweetheart.

I really like animals. They just calm me and most of them show an intense amount of affection, which I like. Think of how much more affection God has for me! Thanks God, for that. And for hugs when I'm down and cheers when we're experiencing the happiness that bubbles out of the pure joy You placed inside my heart.

Head lice has been going around recently at the local schools. I babysat for my nanny family tonight since they had an event at the 8year-old's school cancelled due to head lice. Crazy that they cancel things because of it!

So I was putting the 4.5 year-old to bed tonight and we were doing our "Thank You, God"s before we did our "Help us, God"s and he said, "Thank you for my babysitter." It made me smile really big.

Then I was putting the 8 year-old to bed and she said the same thing during her "Thank You, God"s. And then we thanked Him for His Word and being able to read really well.

I think that's my favorite thing about putting the kids to bed... having a three-way conversation with God. It's so fun! I can't wait for the day I can do that with my own children and I pray that God will bless me with one or two adopted kids, even if His plan doesn't include a husband. Is it sad that I wouldn't mind having a husband just so I can adopt kids?