Reflection on the Moments

Today has been a day of reflection on my life. I had the wonderful opportunity to go to two baby showers today. What a scarry, wonderful thing it is to bring a baby into the world. I have been thinking about my six wonderful children, all of whom are very different and have been since the day they were born. There has been a lot of tears, a lot of joy, a lot of laughter, a lot happiness, a lot of fighting, and a lot of quiet cherished moments with each one. I am so grateful that my Heavenly Father has blessed me with each of my children. I feel that I could write a book about motherhood, the do's and don'ts. But the book would just be for me because each of our lives are so different and we all approach life in our own way. What works for one child , as we all know, doesn't work for the next one that comes along.

At one of the baby showers we were asked to tell about "one of our worst mother experiences". Don't get me wrong, it was all done in fun. You know, the time you loose a child (and thank heaven's they are found), or the time a brand new baby boy pee's all over you, or in my case, when Daniel at 4 weeks old, slides out of the stroller without me knowing!!

Now I know we all have days and even moments that we don't want to remember. If we didn't have those how would we grow? I like to put those behind me, learn from them but not dwell on them. We all have a bad day, we all have done things that we think afterwards, "Why did I do that?" "I could of done better!" "Aren't you the grown up here, act like one!" (Can you relate to this?) There are moments that we cry, moments that we are scared, and moments that we just want to give up! (Jim laughed at me when I said that once!)

Me, I like to remember the good days, the good moments, the happy times together-the fun, the laughter, the times that life is good for that brief second. The time all the kids had red mustaches from the cherry koolaid, the time we all got up at 3:00 a.m. and layed on the trampoline with our blankets to watch the meteor shower, the time we sat and watched the fireworks on the Oregon beach--you know the moments!

Anyway, I guess what I am trying to say is "Why are we all so hard on ourselves?" Aren't we all just doing our best with what the good Lord has given us. Life is good! Let's make the best of each day and if we can, pick someone else up and help them along the way.

Enjoy not only the journey but the moments along the way! As long as we have more good days than bad, I think we are doing all right!