From AZ seeing my kids and spending 9 days with the,...9 of the best days of my year so far. :)
I met a lovely girl on the plane on the way back and we even went to church together this weekend. :)
I've been thinking...on the subject of parenting and the relationship that develops over the years with your children from baby to teen because that is as far as I've gotten so far in my on going journey as a Mom.
I use to be a Mom who thought that I was determined to be the BEST mom...and do EVERYTHING I could to just be better for my kids....and raise them to be wonderful respectful people by the examply I live daily. I've stressed about it...worried about it...and cried about it even too. Do you know what has given me so much freedom? As my job as a Mother...which is the best job/honor I could ever be blessed with...I have found that it isn't so much about making my children be a certain way...but to feed and encourage their passions through life...and instill in them a consistant LOVE through ALL of their life's journeys. You see...when your sweet baby grows up to be a teenager, you soon see that everything that you have tried to teach them about, all their lives, they may choose not to use. The difficult part is being OK with them not being exactly how you want them to be. If my children make bad choices...or ones that I know will not be good for them or even possibly hurt them...I love them. When they succeed at something...I love them...If they fail at something I love them. You see...it is very simple when you reach a point in your life and a parent to allow your children to be who THEY are, and not try to force them to be what you want them to be. We all make mistakes in life...we all fail and fall short...but those are OUR experiences that mold us into who we are...My parents are not responsible for my good and bad choices in life...and when I've made bad ones, they have ALWAYS loved me through it and I am so THANKFUL for that kind of example my parents have given me. I LOVE being a Mom more than anything else in this world...and believe God gave me that desire at a very young age for His purpose...it is my passion in life.
Things may not be how I would like them to be...but I do know that they are exactly as they are suppose to be for right now...and you never know what tomorrow holds...and I never stop praying and hoping on that. :)
I hope you all had a wonderful Valentines Day...I had a wonderful one with my kids! Still going through a bit of a shock of being 40 now...but over all, I'm good.
Now I need to get busy with all the AWESOME photographs I took while I was in AZ on some fun projects I have on my scrappin desk...and will share when I have them done. :)
Here is one of my fav's with my kids
and I even got to do a photo session while I was there too...and here is one of the photographs that I LOVE from that...
I have a friend that is going through some trials through discovering she has breast cancer. If you would like to follow her journey...she is an AMAZING woman who has the ability to be still very uplifting yet very transperent through it all. Click here to be blessed by her...and bless her too.
Have a wonderful and blessed week...and thank you for checking in on me and your continued love and prayers too.
Lots of love,
K