The Greatest Gift

Your children are the greatest gift God will give to you, and their souls the heaviest responsibility He will place in your hands. Take time with them, teach them to have faith in God. Be a person in whom they can have faith. When you are old, nothing else you've done will have mattered as much.

The Best Of Both Worlds

The Best Of Both Worlds

 This was a hard post. This was a hard picture, a picture that has been a long time coming. It has taken nearly 7 years to get to this point. 4 parents at games and events. We communicate more about the kids. We still don’t always see eye to eye. No where near 100% yet......... it's a work in progress. We are not in love. A lot of the time we don't agree. We are NOT and will NEVER th

e best of friends. Most of the time we can't even even stand to be around each other. But you know what we are??

 
We are their family. We are forever connected because of our children. They deserve to have a relationship with their mother, father, and step parents regardless of how you feel about the other party. Once you have kids together you become a family. No marriage license/divorce certificate will ever change that. Once you are with someone with kids you become part of their family. There will be times all 4 if you will be at one event. Be civil. Even though this is difficult, don't give up. Your continued effort to be civil with your ex benefits all of your children. It lowers their stress level and allows them to be confident in their perception of the future. And with time, communication between you will get easier. 

The greatest gift divorced parents can give their children is the sense that they’re still a family and for them to see that the new spouse's are also a part of that family. It hasn’t been easy and will continue to require work on everyone’s part. Y'all need to understand that your children love all of you. They want you all to be happy in your grown up lives. Most of all they will be troubled when you fight in front of them. Keep your disagreements between yourselves. We can make this what we want to. There are no rules or limits. The building blocks for your child’s future relationships start at home. Think about this and act accordingly, for you are all important factors in the child's life.

MY CHILDREN TAUGHT ME

I am so ungrateful at times. But one things is for sure I will ALWAYS be grateful GOD chose me to be their mother!!!! They have taught me PATIENCE. It's impossible to raise happy, loving, forgiving children without patience. Patience when waiting for your turn in the bathroom. Patience when they are screaming and fighting all day. Patience when that little one dragging the purple unicorn is walking slow but sweetly to the van when you are already running late.

 They have taught me FORGIVENESS. They showed me to forgive even when someone doesn't deserve it. They have forgave me when I forgot about school project. They have forgave me when I that time I selfishly yelled at them to be quite cause I had a headache. They have taught me UNCONDITIONAL LOVE. No matter how many times you fail, no matter how many times you mess up or forget they will always have this undying love for you.

They taught me to be SELFLESS. You can't be selfish mother. It's no longer about you when you have children. They have taught me KINDNESS. PEACE. JOY. COMPASSION......They are sadden when they see that sick child or animal on TV. They go sit with the elderly on Sunday who may need that extra loving.

They taught me the LOVE OF GOD!! I see GOD in them daily. I see GOD using them to draw me closer to him. In those moments of troubled times and pain when I doubt God.... when I am asking where he actually is....in walks one of the kids with a whole message from God....saying "HERE I AM, I HAVE BEEN HERE ALL ALONG."