These guys

I already know that this will be my favorite season of parenting. I know I shouldn't say that with so much more ahead, like graduations, moving into appartments, weddings, grandkids, big family gatherings and more, God willing. But this right here is where it's at; 9, 11, 14 & 15. 

I'm just so proud of them. I feel like we are starting to see the fruits of all the corrections, punishments, words of wisdom, encouragements and all of the constant training that comes with parenting. I know that life doesn't always go as planned. You can't control the outcome of your kids' lives. And we are by no means done with them. But I just wanted to take a minute to acknowledge how much I enjoy this current life and how much I enjoy these people. This is what I imagined when I thought of having four kids when Dan and I got married. 

After we had Mya I wasn't so sure I wanted to do the whole baby thing three more times. And Mya was a dream baby. But slowly, one at a time, we had three more. There have been some really rough times. And it was really hard for me when they were little. Really hard. Most days I prayed that God would make up for what I lacked and make them forget about the times when Mommy lost it or was the opposite of what I felt like they needed. But now, I tend to forget about that because they are turning out okay. By the grace of God, they are.

I try not to flaunt the good things too much because I worry that it will make those who are going through hard stuff feel worse about their situation. So hopefully it doesn't. Hopefully this brings encouragement to those with littles. And maybe it brings a smile to those who love me and know me and my kids well.

I think it's important to acknowledge that life sucks sometimes, but sometimes it doesn't =)