My Girls

Even though I wish I could hibernate from the entire world for the next 5 1/2 weeks...and aside from all the moodiness, stress and exhaustion I feel right now, I have to say that I sure love these girls. At this point in my life, they really are my world. They bring so much life and sparkle to everything. I love seeing things through their eyes. They are so loving and so eager to learn. I'm constantly amazed at how unprepared new parents are for the HUGE life-changing experience of having children (speaking from my experience!). I don't think there is any way to ever fully prepare for it. But in what seems like an instant, my life went from 100% mine to maybe 1% mine. Not in a negative way, but raising babies, toddlers, children, teenagers...whatever they are at the time...is the most physically and emotionally draining task possible! But woven throughout the journey are so many rewards and smiles and hugs and tears of joy and LOTS of learning about yourself that somehow it makes it all worth it. God is smart, huh? I've always got to remind myself that this is all part of a MUCH bigger plan...a plan that HE sees in entirety whereas I see a itsy bitsy portion of and so I can really get stuck by the frustration of a phase/moment/situation. So, I'm thankful for the moments when I am washed over by gratitude.