GRATITUESDAY: Appreciating My Children

Today, I want to remember to appreciate my children. My four beautiful, precious, messy, loud little boys. 

I want to appreciate that they are healthy enough to make messes.

I want to appreciate that they are strong enough to fight with each other.

I want to appreciate that they are comfortable enough to question things.

I have a dear friend who is going through incredible difficulty with her adopted child…a child she loves with all her heart. A child who has been hurt so badly in the past that she struggles just to get through the day. Ah, if she only had to struggle with the things a child should normally have to struggle with.

So, my kids? Yeah, they fight. They leave messes behind almost everywhere they are. They don’t always listen . They frustrate me at times to the point of pulling out my hair. They do things that are annoying, selfish, thoughtless and ridiculous. 

But, today, I want to appreciate that my kids are secure, happy and safe. I want to appreciate that all I have to deal with during the day with my kids is NORMAL stuff. That’s all.

And, I want to appreciate that my God loves me even though I am messy,  loud, selfish, thoughtless and ridiculous. Thank you God, for loving me anyway.

Bellajoy has a great Gratituesday post up too!