While we try to teach our children all about life,
Our children teach us what life is all about. ~Angela Schwindt
“Are you kidding me Lola!” says Lily as she pulls on the ears of my parents basset hound puppy. My throat tightens as I remind myself she is only 2. How did I ever get so lucky? I pray a lot and I worry that God might stop listening because It seems every day my prayers are the same…….
4:45am “please let Colin sleep so he will be happy today” he wakes two hours later with rosy cheeks and a toothless smile.
9am my house is full of chaos. “Dear lord please give me patience to explain to my child why she is not allowed to wash her hands in the toilet”
1pm “lord I need them to nap at the same time today, my patience is short and my desk is full of work” moments later they are both screaming. He wants to be held and she does NOT want take a nap. Eventually they both fall asleep and I survive another afternoon.
4:30pm “ohhhhhhh SHIT” Colin just fell off the bed while folding laundry… “Lord let the bump go down, please don’t let him have brain damage” moments later he is giggling as his sister is jumping on the bed and saying “oh shift!” I pray again “please help me to stop cursing in front of my children, let them realize they have a classy mother” I can’t help but laugh at her.
5:30 I pray as her tiny hands hold a big butter knife as she chops onion with me while prepping for dinner. “Lord give me patience, I know she wants to learn”
7pm Colin falls asleep in my arms- in pure peace. Moments later I find myself lying next to Lily hands folded as I say the Our Father prayer then say a small prayer of hope and happiness for our family members, when I finish she says “Amen, mommy can you sing that song again” I tell her its not a song it’s a prayer. She says “sing it again”.
My worries are eased. I receive a daily confirmation God is real; they are innocent, pure, perfect miracles that I was blessed with to make me stronger, to fill my heart with joy and my surrounding with laughter.
My final prayer of the day “I pour my heart out with thanks for this day and for these children, I am so lucky. Please Lord Guide me to be mother they need as much as I need them”
We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today.
~Stacia Tauscher
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Once upon a time....
- Emandanthony
- Bullhead City, Arizona
- It was the summer of 2001 when Anthony and I met while working at a small Mexican restaurant called Casa Serrano’s. Shortly after realizing we had a lot in common we started dating and the rest is history! We were married in September of 2007, and we had our first child Lily in November of 2008. We welcomed our son Colin in May of 2010. Anthony works for an insurance company and is an amazing musician on the side. I am currently learning how to be mom (which is the best job I could ever ask for) also I keep my father in line by managing his business office from home. We are fortunate to live close to both of our family so we spend most of our free time having big family get-togethers. We are living a truly blessed life with our amazing children who have brought us complete happiness.