Grace

My kids are with their dad for the next two weeks. He gets them for four weeks all together during the summer. This time I get visitation with them, the next time I won't see them at all for the whole two weeks. That's so he can take them on vacation or something like that. I get two weeks without him having visitation so I can take them on vacation too. Anyway, last night was my mid-week visit with them. I get to take them for three hours - have dinner, play around a little, whatever.

One of the hardest things on kids going through a divorce is the transition from one parent to another. After my kids have been with their dad they are always more irritable, grumpy, whiny, cry more, and mostly - fight more. Last night when I was driving them back to meet their dad they started fighting really bad in the car. I tried all the things that normally work to stop fights but nothing was working. They were just getting more and more upset, loud, and angry. It was getting to the point that someone was going to get hurt. I had to do something, but I had run out of ideas of what to do so I just started to pray out loud for help.

I don't think anyone in the car heard me because they were crying and yelling so much. But after I finished they quieted down for a few seconds. I think they would have resumed fighting again except Savannah apologized to my youngest daughter Addison and told her that she was wrong for saying mean things and what she said wasn't true. It was amazing! It might not sound like much to you but, believe me, it was a miracle. At first Addie didn't accept the apology, but Savannah said something else kind! Then Addi said she was sorry too. Then there was just this awesome spirit of peace and calm in the car.

We had enough time to stop by the library before I dropped them off and when we went into the library Addie and Savannah were telling each other how much they loved each other and they helped each other pick out books. The others were also happy and peaceful. Wow! I was so grateful for prayer and Heavenly help. I could never get through this life without that.