We were coming up on our trip to Rapid City so planning something extravagant sounded exhausting. Instead, we let the kids hang out at the water park, enjoyed a picnic there as well and finished with a little bit of shopping. Oh, and Mommy took a nice long nap with the kids while Daddy purchased my new favorite item, a double carrier for the bike.
Ben is extremely sweet and loving. He is always saying what an amazing job I am doing with the kids and how grateful he is having me to stay home. I could never do Ben's job, not only educationally but also the stress level is through the roof right now. But what helps me is him saying, I could never do your job, staying at home full time. I guess for a while I just felt like I was insufficient, like I wasn't contributing because I did not physically bring in a check. With much prayer and my husband, I began to see the true joy the situation has brought us, including myself.
This Mother's Day felt different. I felt successful at being a stay at home mom. Not as a nurse who just saved a life or a nurse who just educated a family on a new diagnosis. I am changing my children's life. I have my education, yes, but now I get to bestow upon them the same life saving {really, there is some of that!} and life changing education. Now, that is 'good enough', and, even better, I feel and I know I am impacting their lives. That, my friends, is an amazing feeling!
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| He loves the splash pad |
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| My favorite picture. His face and little toes are too cute |
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| Long day for this little man |
We also enjoyed our new deluxe pool...Well most of us enjoyed it ;) {We had just filled the pool which meant the water was a bit chilly}
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| I think he is warming up to the idea :/ |
1 comment:
Sweet friend...I am so happy that you are loving being a SAHM. Carson and Madison are so lucky to have you to teach them and 'save their lives. Personally I think they are 100x better than any patient...ever.
Oh and that first picture of Madison with Ben...too cute for words.
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