First Day of School

First Day of School!

This picture was taken 4 years ago.

These pics were taken today.

Yup,

first day of school 

for my 3.

I will have one child in 

Elementary School,

one child in 

Middle School,

and one child in

High School.

Crazy, yes?

Yes.

Crazy and blessed,

I am blessed beyond measure.

Thank you, God, for the blessing of children.

Thank you for their laughter and tears,

their mistakes and their successes,

their joy and their sorrows.

Thank you for giving me the 3 children that I needed

in order to grow to be more like YOU.

They teach me lessons everyday about myself,

about what I need to work on,

improve on,

grow in.

Our children are gifts from God,

specifically placed in our lives to teach us how to be more like God.

I've learned how to fully love someone, without expecting anything in return.

I've learned patience,

gentleness,

and

how to communicate in different ways.

I've also learned that I'm not so different than my children.

Like them,

I want to be loved,

appreciated,

and

acknowledged.

I want to have 
fun,

laugh,

tickle,

sing,

and

be a part of something bigger,

like a family,
God's family.

If you have children, 

what have you learned from them?

How are you similar to your child/ren?

Give your kid a BIG HUG today!

Happy Hump Day!