Wednesday, March 23, 2011

...MoThErHoOd...




So mornings at our house are similar to tornadoes...it's madness. Sometimes I feel as though I'm a chicken with it's head cut off. This morning was no exception. However I came across a scene that caused me to pause and reflect on how precious Motherhood is...











From the time I was little the one thing I knew I wanted to be was a mother. Don't get me wrong like other little girls I also dreamed of being a nurse, a teacher, an astronaut at one point even. But regardless of what career path I choose I knew I wanted to be a Mom while doing it.

Watching Ally this morning put a diaper on her sock monkey melted my heart. She's already motherly, maybe not when she chokes the dog, but it's there. I see it. And I love it.

Motherhood is such a blessing, it's something that I don't think has or will ever get the credit it deserves. It's the hardest job one could have, but with the greatest of rewards. Paychecks come in the form of kisses and I love yous.

Sadly the world doesn't seem to put value in motherhood.

It seems that society today frowns on a woman who chooses to stay home and raise a family, I long for those days. I daydream of them, while I'm selling cable to this person or internet to that person. I dream of staying home and taking care of my babies, of cooking dinner for my family. I dream of a hot, hot husband (it's my dream he might as well be hot right?) to come home from work happy to see me, and our rug rats. One day I hope to have it.

I'm grateful for the women and the mothers in my life that have been amazing examples. That have cherished motherhood. It's an amazing gift, one that I thank my Heavenly Father everyday for.

-word to your mother!-


Thursday, March 10, 2011

---my happy lines---

So for the past couple of weeks, possibly even months I have been noticing lines, dare I say wrinkles when I smile.

Up until this morning my thoughts have gone something like this: I'm 27, I'm entirely way too young to have wrinkles. Granted I'm a single mom with 2 kids, I work full time, go to school part time....(should I continue??), I get it my plate is kind of full so maybe it's aged me some, but still I'm only 27,wrinkles really???

Needless to say I have not been excited about these little buggers.

But while examining them in the mirror this morning I realized that they aren't wrinkles caused by my full plate but they are my "happy" lines. They only appear when I smile. And when I realized that I thought back to this last year and found that I am happy.

I'm happier than I have been in years, and I mean years (lots and lots of years). I feel like at 27 I'm finally beginning to realize who I am and who I have the potential to become, and that, my friends, is a great feeling.

2010 was an amazing year! I hiked Havasupai, jumped out of an airplane with my best friend, moved out on my own (Hallelujah!), Allysa turned 1, Kohl was baptized. It was truly a great year. I'm beyond blessed. And it's because I'm surrounded by the best of friends, along with a wonderful and supporting family.

Let me just add that 2011 isn't looking too shabby either.

I guess the moral of this post is that at first glance one may just see wrinkles, but upon further examination one couldn't help but see them as happy lines.

Here's wishing you all lots and lots of "happy lines".