It sure is interesting to be a mom. I feel like every single one of the things I thought I would never do or would never happen to me have happened. I thought that I wouldn't feel guilty because I would have a "handle" on things. I thought that I would be able to MAKE my kids be a certain type of person, like certain things and act in certain ways.
Thank goodness that God knows so much more than I do about raising children. Thank goodness that He is more creative than I could ever be. And thank goodness that He knows best. I need not worry, but persistently seek Him and persistently open my parenting hands and 'let it go'.
So we're working on letting it go! We've definitely had some ups and downs as we've been spending more time together without itineraries. Madeline is taking the semester off from school so that we can breathe and soak in some time before a new baby comes and school is a must!
We've been spending a lot of free play time, yay! But y'all, let me just tell ya, the pretend playing is about to do me in. I can't be Rapunzel or Hans or a chef ONE MORE TIME!
Here she's making everyone hold hands and sing the Grinch song with all the Who's...so cute.
And this one is making them hug and kiss...all the heart eyes :)
She keeps finding herself in photos and saying "Me! Weetle! (little)" Sometimes she finds other babies and claims them as herself too, hehe.
"Wanna play I Spy? Or Knock Knock? Or restaurant????"
But amidst all the pretend play and all the games and all the chatter and all the glitter and all the dress up, these sweet kiddos are mine and I love them. There's not a single other place I'd rather be, or any thing else in the world I'd rather be doing. I'm so lucky this is my job! Even on the crazy days, I hope that I can still look for the evidences of God's love and mercy and grace upon me. That each little person in our home is a complete blessing and it's so stinkin' beautiful. I hope I never get over it.
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