{Sunrise}

I am not a morning person and because the kids must leave so early I am forced to be up before sunrise every morning. But really it's a blessing, I get to experience the beauty of the sunrise and have a quiet moment of reflection on the way back home. It really is a great experience.

Yesterday's sunrise was sooo pretty, but I didn't bring my camera with me but I did this morning and below are what I captured before heading home.

{Motherhood: It's hard but worth it}

I have always wanted to be a mom ever since I was little. Whenever anyone asked me what I wanted to be I would say "A Mom". My answer never changed and even as I grew older and still got asked "What do you want to be?" I would still answer "A mom" and then a follow up question would come "No, Seriously what do you want to be?" and my answer would be "No, really I want to be a mom"

Even after living as a REAL LIFE MOM for almost 8 years now, I still would do it over again, knowing how hard and challenging it really is. They don't cover all the things you have to deal with or the struggles that you will face as a mom. The books don't cover all the advice and annoyance you will have with others who "only want to help you be a better parent" or the odd things you will catch yourself saying like "Don't look up the manikins skirt, I know she doesn't have underwear, maybe she can't afford any...No you can not put those underwear on her, they are not paid for...." or "Don't hug your sister so hard....No you cannot squeeze out her eyeballs"

Life with kids is much harder then I thought it would be. You think your prepared but really your not. It's about 75% hard work and under appreciation and only about 25% rewarding. I really do love being a mother and all the kids antics, ploys and lovable moments are sooo worth it. (the percentages vary from day to day...so days it's more like 25/75 others it's 90/10)

I know my life would be way easier if I didn't have any kids but it wouldn't be more filling or enjoyable without them. Sure, William and I could do what we wanted when we wanted to but we wouldn't be laughing everyday at the silly things the kids say or enjoying a nice cuddle at the end of the day or experience the wonders this world has to offer thru the eyes of a child.

This time is fleeting with the kids and I want to enjoy it fully because soon they will be all grown and starting families of their own...really that time isn't soo far off anymore...in 10 more years Aaron will be 18...

Not long ago, 10 years seems so far away and now 10 years seems way tooo close for comfort.

{Portrait of my children}

Imagine that your most wonderful and happiest dream is rudely interrupted by the darn alarm clock, harping and buzzing that YOU need to get up.

Imagine that when you go to wake the boys with whom your alarm was telling you to get up for were snuggly sleeping soundly and grumbled and swatted away your hands while mumbling for you to "LEAVE ME ALONE".

Imagine waiting for the water to boil for 20 minuets only to discover you forgot to turn on the burner.

Imagine kids cranky because all they got was toast & scrambled eggs instead of oatmeal w/raisins.

Imagine trying to help one boy get dressed while trying to help the other with 3 days worth of homework because he forgot he had it stashed in his backpack.

Imagine trying to get your stubborn boy to just put on a pair of shoes - ANY shoes so he won't be late for school all the while he is running around looking for the mate to HIS favorite shoes.

Imagine ridding in a car with 2 boys who are crying because life isn't going their way.

Imagine accidentally getting smacked with 2 backpacks while the boys pushed past me to get away from me and get into their classes.

Imagine riding back and seeing a beautiful sky that was brilliant colors while the sun rose above the clouds.

Imagine walking into the house to a screaming little girl...

Needless to say my day started off a bit wonky but here is what the kids looked like by the end of the day....

{Have Faith in the candle light}

During the Sunday school lesson the teacher said something that just stuck with me.

"We all have candles flickering in our hands, we can either have faith that the candle will be sufficient light and move forward in the darkness or be stalled in our faith that the candle will not light our way and never move forward on the darkened path."

He was talking about the phrase "Jesus is the light of the world" and how we need to have faith to grow and move forward in our spiritual journey and not become stalled by fear of what we don't know or see.

It really was a good lesson.

(well it's always a good lesson when I get something out of it and use it on my blog...lol)

{Eagle Eye - Have you seen it?}

I saw Eagle Eye tonight and I have to tell you, I LOVED IT! (meaning I will be purchasing this to watch again and again) It was full of action, drama and yes, even a bit of humor. It really picked me up out of my mood today. No one came to the party and the kids were simply put, monsters.

Ruth had a complete melt down and the boys just wouldn't listen. So we did nothing, except eat the ribs I made for dinner, with vegi's of course and then I sent the kids to bed so the 'grups' could watch this movie. If you haven't seen it, check it out. It really is a good watch and not a waste of time.

Hopefully the kids will cooperate and we can do the stuff I had planned tomorrow after church.



Movie Description: Jerry Shaw and Rachel Holloman are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations--using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move. As the situation escalates, these two ordinary people become the country's most wanted fugitives, who must work together to discover what is really happening--and more importantly, why.


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