Reality

Okay, I just spent time looking at some of our friends blogs and then looked back at ours and thought, "I wish every moment was as perfect as they appear in the pictures." What do I mean? Do you see any picturs of the reality of the everyday events with having toddlers? Why do I not post the pictures and tell the stories of my girls having tantrums, deliberately disobeying, crying, taking toys from each other, throwing food on the floor, not staying in their seat like I asked, and all the other normal kid things they do? Because I want to only remember the "good" moments and I want others to only see that part of our perfect lives. The reality is there are many days that all three of us stay unbathed and in our pjs until just before daddy gets home; that all three of us get frustrated at some point on a daily basis and that we get exhausted and moody; that I wipe food off faces, hands, tables, walls, chairs, floors, and toys all day; that we have battles over simple everyday tasks like doing hair, putting on diapers, getting dressed, using our spoon, and getting in our car seat. There are some moments when even my disciplining seems messy and moody. Moments when I feel too exhausted to explain with love the reason why we do not do something. Moments when I am tired of being creative and making up stories and songs all day. However, In these moments I remember that this is my dream. I am living the everyday reality of my dream of being a mom and that I love it. I would not trade it for the world. It teaches me about God's perfect love for me, His desire for me, His constant grace that I am undeserving of, His patience and it even mirrors for me how I disobey Him over and over just like my precious girls do me at times. I love being a mom, Payton and Claire's mommy, even on the messy days.


Reality picture