As I stood in church feeling so exhausted, yet it only being 10:45am, I began to think of how blessed I am. Blessed that I have a husband who wants to spend time with me, little ones to wake me in the morning or snuggle in bed with me, Trevor’s grandparents and parents so close for us to join for breakfast, a church I love that teaches God’s Word truthfully and has people I love, and I have a full day ahead filled with all of my family – my parents, siblings, niece, and nephew. Wow, for a split second I thought – sure wish I could have slept in and had a day to do nothing but relax. BUT, one day I will have those days and I won’t even have the option of this anymore. So, for now, I will walk through THIS day with gratitude for all that God has placed in my life including kids who were already dirty from finding frogs and slugs BEFORE we made it to our church. We never know when the circumstances of  our lives will look different. We aren’t guaranteed forever together on this earth. Thank you God for THIS Mother’s Day and all it will hold THIS year.