A Job Worth Having

While sitting here finishing up our school day I thought about everything I still need to complete today. Well things I would like to complete I should say. There are at least 2 main meals to plan and prepare. Nonstop clothes to wash, fold, and put away. On top of that dishes to do, floors to sweep, windows to wash. After all of this I think about the things I would like to do myself like sewing a number of projects I have started and haven't gotten to finish, scrapbook pages and baby books to work on. Not to mention how I have been trying to work preparing our lesson plans for the 2012-2013 school year.

Most importantly today I must, give hugs and kisses, take time to read a story, teach a lesson, hold a hand, wipe a tear, say I love you and show God's love by example. I am a mother... what a wonderful job it is, a job worth having. I wear many hats throughout a day, wife, mother, teacher, cook, maid, nurse and this is just to name a few but my favorite of all is being a wife first and a mother second to my little blessings.

While Jess and Benji were home they had me read an article.... here it is if you are interested in reading it. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/22/AR2007052201554.html?referrer=emailarticle

After reading this I thought about how little people without children really understand what it is like to have children. I know myself personality I was one of them 6 years ago, wondering what in the world could a person possibly do all day long as a stay at home mom. Especially if her children when to school outside the home. Funny part is I never wanted to be a stay at home mommy.

Then I had Logan, my sweet baby boy who will be 6 in the middle of February. Our world turned upside down, things changed, we were no longer just responsible for ourselves. There was another little life we had to take care of, raise and train, to mold into the person God wanted him to be. From than on every 2 years God has blessed us with another child. Some say it gets easier with each child you have, I say easier isn't the word I would use. Comfortable is more my style, fits better for us. Some days go so simple while others I tell Matt "I need a vacation!" There are days I wish bedtime wouldn't come, while others I am watching the minutes waiting for the time to say get your PJs on! Come on admit it moms, you all have had days like this as well. Doesn't mean we love our children any less, being a parent is just hard work sometimes, especially if you take it seriously. I always say my job is from SON UP TIL SON DOWN now I can add daughter up til daughter down haha.

I think that article explains what a mother does with her time very well, the only other part I would add is even though the lady who works outside the home with no children does laundry and dishes..... with children there is just ALOT more of the two! =0)

Well with that being said I am going to go make lunch, fold two loads of laundry while my little take their naps.