Today, I want to remember to appreciate my children. My four beautiful, precious, messy, loud little boys.
I want to appreciate that they are healthy enough to make messes.
I want to appreciate that they are strong enough to fight with each other.
I want to appreciate that they are comfortable enough to question things.
I have a dear friend who is going through incredible difficulty with her adopted child…a child she loves with all her heart. A child who has been hurt so badly in the past that she struggles just to get through the day. Ah, if she only had to struggle with the things a child should normally have to struggle with.
So, my kids? Yeah, they fight. They leave messes behind almost everywhere they are. They don’t always listen . They frustrate me at times to the point of pulling out my hair. They do things that are annoying, selfish, thoughtless and ridiculous.
But, today, I want to appreciate that my kids are secure, happy and safe. I want to appreciate that all I have to deal with during the day with my kids is NORMAL stuff. That’s all.
And, I want to appreciate that my God loves me even though I am messy, loud, selfish, thoughtless and ridiculous. Thank you God, for loving me anyway.
Bellajoy has a great Gratituesday post up too!
Char says
Excellent! I’m thankful for those things too – thanks for reminding me.
:-)
I wrote about being thankful for sleep over at my blog today.
http://www.bellajoy.com
Tana says
And I am thankful for dear friends who think of others in the midst of all the things they are thinking of . Love you. Tana