BLOG HOP "Being a mom is tough "

My first "blog hop" I found this on
 http://proverbs31.org/online-bible-studies/current-study/  So here it is, my take on
"Being a mom is tough"

I always knew I wanted to be a mom.... 

We were married young, Rick 23 and me 21.

 We were eager to be parents,

 but decided to wait a year before we thought about starting a family.

 One year and nine months later we had our first....Brianna

 The boys followed, Brice 3 years after Brianna, then Gavin 4.5 years after Brice.

Being a mommy is so rewarding but also very challenging in many ways.

The rewards far outweigh the challenges, but who knew how hard it would be...

and still is, even with adult children.

I've always said kids act out throughout all their years of growing up, 

it's just different at each stage of life. 

Beginning with the terrible two's (for us it was the terrible three's) the tantrums,

 to pre-teens whining about what ALL their friends have but they don't get to have,

"everyone else's parents let them do it", have you heard that one yet young mom's? 

to teenagers, testing their boundaries, 

to young adult and their decisions that you have to let them make....ugh!

Then this is where it gets hard....

They leave you one by one

Then you begin to wonder... Did I mess them up?

Will they make the right decisions

Will they keep God first in their lives, and let Him direct their steps?

Was I a good example, was I patient enough, and did I show enough love?

My three in the middle,

Brice married Jennifer, 

Brianna married Chris.... Gavin, still single  :)

No matter how far away they are you miss them, and you worry!

Once a mom...always a mom, 

you cant help but want to know what they are doing, 

where they are going, and are they happy?

When it's all said and done,
I did what I thought best at that time,

at that moment, under those circumstances....

and I prayed a lot. 

My Greatest blessings

I love the song below, "Blessings" it's really about life and it's blessings.... 

 click the "play" button, the lyrics are included.... check it out

"what if your blessings come through raindrops, What if your healing comes through tears? What if a thousand sleepless nights is what it takes to know your near? 

What if the trials of this life are your mercies in disguise"....

For my Children...my blessings.

When despair finds you...

When my heart is overwhelmed, lead me to the Rock that is higher than I psalm 61:2

When you're weary...and you will be

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me Phil 4:13 

When you feel weak and worn out...

My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in your weakness 2 Cor 12:9

Just when  you think you have it all figured out...

To everything there is a season and 

a time to every purpose under heaven  eccl 3:1

When you need reminding that you are His and he takes care of His own...

For I am the Lord, your God 

Who takes hold of your right hand and says to you,

Do not fear: I will help you  Isaiah 41:13

I prayed for you before you were conceived and have never stopped

you are my blessings, I love you Brianna, Brice and Gavin.

~Mom