Happiness is.........

Psalm 127:3
Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord. 127:3 Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them.


Well, my heart has been so "full" as of late. As I grow older, my appreciation for my sweet children stems from their love for one another. I love that my children are so close to each other, in their daily lives. They are there for graduations, baptisms, birthdays, trips, sad times and great times. They are just there for one another. I could not ask for more, even if I had planned it that way. At Sami's graduation, the girls, spent an ENTIRE day,(of a three day trip) making freezer meals for their sister. You can bet, every time Sam opens her freezer, she sees "love" way before she sees the meals.
On Mother's Day this year, my guys had a BBQ for Tammy and I. It was so fun,(what am I saying?, It was GREAT!) but the best part was seeing my guys working, talking, sharing. How blessed can one mom be???

It's all in how you ask!

So, you all know me as level headed,a fair player, a rule follower right? Well, as some as you know, I do have this ONE little, you might say, "quirk". It's not all that terrible if you are aware of it, but interesting sometimes if you aren't. You could say I have a little trouble with anyone saying DON"T or NO to me. This has always been the case. Tell me I can't beat someone in a race... I am there. Tell me not to walk through a puddle...well you get the point. It's not that you can't tell me "No", it's just how it is presented to me. It is also not because I am being stubborn,I really just can't help it. Let's say a certain husband,the names are left out to protect the innocent, says one fine day very early on in his marriage, "NO Do not buy apples". Innocent enough , right? Well,"said" husband might have come home to several large boxes of apples on the counter. So, my precious family knowing this through out the years, have used this to their advantage off and on for good and evil. I was borrowing Matt's car the other day and right before I drive out, my sweet son says "Oh,Mom don't touch the mustache." Well,I looked down at the gear shift and sure enough there sat a big black hairy thing. Well, you know the story by the pictures,I did not even get to the end of the road before I was holding that silly thing up to my face. When I came home later that night,the first thing out of Matt's mouth was " So,Mom,did you touch my mustache?

Set the tone for the day

So, One sure way to set a tone for your day is to simply make your bed!!

Perceived Happiness

So, you know the saying " A mother is only as happy as her unhappiest child?
Well, that must be my motto because it has been true for me since the birth of my very first child. Now, I am an intelligent, very capable person, so it really makes no sense that I can barely breathe when one of my "younguns" has a problem. The other day, I was expressing this theory to our sweet Rachel, when out of the blue she said, "Mom, why don't you be as happy as your happiest child?" We are all doing great! Well, not to make light of my years of misery, but that made a lot of sense. So, my new resolution is to focus on the light. Thank you, sweet Rachel, for the gentle punch.... I needed it!