Dear Lord.

I was having the WORST day a few days ago. From the moment that I woke up, it was just bad news and frustration and crying and whining and annoying doctors and stupid people. Nothing was going well and it was only 10am. To start off my day; I was tired because Mia was up, uhhh I don't know maybe 7 times that night and I got about 2.5 hours of sleep. Then it was first day of summer camp so it was the huge rush to get out of the house. Then I spent a whole hour sitting in my car in the school parking lot talking to Donnie's doctor because come to find out the treatment he was suppose to get done down here he won't be able to do.(I'll save this for another post. Then to top it all off me and a guy at Target backed into each other in the parking lot and it was somehow all my fault!!! And all the while Mia was the biggest crab apple ever, probably because she didn't sleep all night! Seriously it wasn't even 10 o'clock yet and I was ready to quit and curl up in my bed and go to sleep. But I couldn't I had to pull it all together and go to a board meeting potluck, it was honestly the last thing I wanted to do. Brody and me had fun though, despite the day. It was nice to talk to everyone and forget about my stupid day. Moms sure know how to make you feel better even if they aren't trying to! The best part though was getting Brody's portfolio that he gets at the end of the year. It has quotes and pictures and stuff he drew and stories he told, it's really a neat thing. It was very sweet. There was one saying that was in it that was exactly what I needed. It was like it was placed in that book just so I could read it at that very moment;

Dear Lord, It's such a hectic day

With little time to stop and pray

For life's been anything but calm

Since You called on me to be a mom

Running errands, matching socks

Building dreams with building blocks

Cooking, cleaning and finding shoes

And other stuff that children lose

Fitting lids on bottled bugs

Wiping tears and giving hugs

A stack of last weeks mail to read

So where's the quite time I need?

Yet when I steal a minute, Lord

Just at the sink or ironing board

To ask the blessing of Your grace

I see then, in my small one's face

That you have blessed me

All the while

And I stop to kiss

That precious smile

I know that 50 years from now I will not remember all the stupid annoying things that happened that day but I need to make sure I always remember all the good things that I have right now! Those non-sleeping, whiny, smiling munchkins being the best things of all!!