I want to start this post with a little bit of a serious tone. Being a mom is by far my greatest calling, and there is nothing in this world that is more simultaneously rewarding and exhausting that I have ever known. I have a teenage girl, a grade school boy, and a 3 year female spit fire. My trenches are deep, friends. My own mother warned me that someday I would understand that any pain and disappointment that my children face, I would feel it in full with them. Boy, mama really is always right, isn’t she? (As a mom,I will say, that’s not really true, but pretty darn close.)
I felt that I wanted to do an introduction of sorts on my blog of my children. In truth, I want them to read it someday. So here they are: my most recent picture of them.
This is my heart walking around outside my body.
The oldest, we’ll affectionately call B. She looks like her father and has this strange mixture of our personalities with her own twist. She is a first born perfectionist ALL THE WAY. She is so smart, very emotional, and has the best sense of humor. The way she thinks through things and the dreams that she has for herself amaze me. Teenage years are so rough, but I’m so proud of the woman she is becoming.
The middle child, my only boy. G-man is the most thoughtful person I’ve ever known. Every bit of extrovert that my husband and I could muster up went into this boy. He naturally plays the peacemaker and can get along with ANYONE. He is so clever and has a hilariously quick witt.
My baby girl, little H. She is not a firecracker, she is a stick of dynamite. In a weird way, I love that she’s mouthy and sassy and wild. She is strong willed and stubborn, but so smart and determined. She definitely has “leadership skills”.
It’s amazing to me that 3 people who come from the same gene pool can be so different.
What makes me so proud is to see them together. They fight, they play, they defend, they comfort, and truly love each other.
We are going through a rough patch right now with health issues, social drama, school trouble, and just getting through the winter, but the way our family comes together and relies on each other and our faith encourages me. So if I’m gonna be in the trenches, at least I’ve got some awesome soldiers with me.
Grizzly Eve Domestic Goddess 