the joys of motherhood

There are some things that God has shown me the last few years...


Like the reason God created lizards and frogs and bugs is so little brothers can aggravate their big sisters. That when a teenager rolls their eyes its hard to keep your hand by your side so you do not slap them, an there is.. well my friends get to go so why cant I? An that's when the old expression comes in... well if your friend jumped off a bridge would you do it to? I remember hearing that a million times when I was growing up. I simply tell I am not those friends parent. And then you tell your child a million times to pick up those toys and a few house later they come running through the house an they step on it....The first thing I really would like to say well if you would have picked it up when I asked you to this wouldn't have happened. But as a mother you comfort your child. All the WHY's why can i stay on the computer, why do I have to go to bed early, why cant I take the car, why do they get to stay home from school who cares if their fever is 102.8. Why do I have to clean up the kitchen, bathroom, living room, (they use the kitchen an bathroom and living room too) Why cant I stay out til 2 am they other parents don't care. Oh I could go on and on

But on a lighter note..there are those first crushes and first heart breaks and all you can do is say, they weren't the right one for you any way, an those early morning hugs before their teeth are brushed, an the tear that flows after a fall an only mom knows how to fix it just right. An those high fives because they are big kids now and they do not want to get embarrassed by giving you a kiss goodbye. And the first dances you get to send them to. They fist time you put them on the road in their own car(very scary) All these things are part of being a mom and I have to say it does not get easier you have to pray a whole lot harder through the teenage years. I'm sure they will give me gray hair by the time I am 35. But in the end when you see what a fine young lady or gyoung man they have become it all suddenly seem worth all the late night prayers, hard work and tears .