Mama Love and other Thursday thoughts

When Nia wakes up in the mornings she likes to snuggle.... and before bed... and in the afternoon... and pretty much anytime she feels tired, grumpy, mad, sad, happy... She will come up to me and say, "I need some mama love." And we snuggle (always with a blanket, because she will insist on it.) She's a pretty snuggly little kid. Which is great with me. Especially because she was a very UNsnuggly baby.

This morning the boys wanted in on mama love too.I am thankful for quiet moments like that in my crazy life. I am thankful that my kids still want mama love even though I scream at them pretty much every day, no matter how I vow each morning I won't.

I am also thankful for a God of grace, who helps us in our times of need. Mine have been abundant lately. I am thankful for a God who loves me even when I am an ungrateful wretch of a woman, a wife, a mother... I so don't deserve it. But I guess that's the point of grace. I don't know about you, but I SO need a Savior.

Hey, if you think of it, please pray for little Josiah. He has ear infections AGAIN. (still?) He's getting Rocephin shots for three days in a row in hopes we can clear them up. He has literally not had more than 4-5 consecutive days without ear infections since his first one on Dec 5th. So between the 6 Rocephin shots he needs to get and the 2 Synagis shots (RSV prevention since he's a cardiac baby) he's having 8 leg shots in 3 days. He's been crabbier than usual, which makes me crankier than usual (see above for my need for God's grace.)

I don't think I ever processed how hard being a stay at home mom is until recently. Don't get me wrong-- I don't want a different job-- I just want to be better at this one. :) Well, I guess the only way to get better at it is more OJT, huh?