30 Days of
For my 2nd day of thankfulness, I had planned to post this way earlier but the day got away from me in both a good and bad way!! Ironically it all comes back to what I am thankful for today...
Today, I am thankful to be a Mom!!
I never imagined that having children would stir up so many emotions within me.. in fact I wish someone had dropped a few hints prior to the births of my boys so I could have been slightly aware of what was in store for me!!
Being a Mom has brought an amazing sense of pride and humblness to my life! My boys challenge me daily... well, more like by the minute, but either way it has given me stregnth I never knew I had! They have weaved such a big web of emotions within my heart that sometimes I feel like I am litterly taken over with the feelings I have for them. And I will admit... some of those feelings aren't all warm and fuzzy.. some are full of angst for them to do better, hope that they listen, dissapointment in decisions gone bad, or even crazed frustration when we all fall short!! Days go by and I fight to keep up with them and their questions, their requests, their energy, their sheer zest for life and the need to absorb every ounce of action around them... often times I feel the job is never done or that I always have more to work on! But.. out of all the jobs that I have strived to succeed at and busted my back to do good for, this job of being a Mom is the only job I can truely say has given back to me more than I have given to it! I am beyond thankful to be a Mom, and more than that I am blessed to be a stay at home Mom!!
Every day I lay down with a thankful heart that I get to only juggle one job, the job of Motherhood! I have been where some of my dear friends are now, juggling a career and Motherhood... I tip my hat to them because I couldn't do it and keep up as well as they do on a daily basis! I know that if things changed tomorrow and I had to take on juggling more than one job I would jump right back at it, but I am thankful that for today I don't have to make that jump!
So, even though I had a peaceful morning followed by a crazy, hectic afternoon with homework, cleaning, laundry, cooking, coloring, organizing the pantry, baths, stories, more homework... I wouldn't trade it for the world or all the money a career can give!! I am a Mom and it is a blessing that I proudly count in my prayers every night!!
One of the best and newest job skills I didn't know I loved is cooking... I tell ya, there is nothing better than finding a cool recipe, putting your own spin on it (or not) and it coming out fantastic... so much that your family devours every last morsel!!!!
Here was my sneak peek from yesterday's facebook post:
I found a recipe in the magazine All You for Sweet and Spicy Roasted Pecans... It looked devine, and a perfect/healthy snack for the cold weather rolling in!!! I put my own spin on it a bit and it came out awesome!! The hubster almost ate them all in one sitting...
Who knew I could be thankful for pecans!!! I am totally nuts, right?! ;))
Always - Abbey
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