Wow has it been a while since I last posted. Life totally gets away from you when you are having fun! I can officially say I am worn out and TIRED (maybe feeling even a bit Zombie-like). Our lives have been so crazy over the last few months. My little boy turned 5 at the beginning of February. Little Jackson...how boring would life be without you! You make us laugh, you make us cry, you make us question our sanity a lot of the time but you also make us wonder how different and boring life would be without you! You are one special little man and we thank God for bringing you into our lives each and every day (well maybe not on the days when you seem to push every one of our buttons-just kidding!) Now the tired and stuff...The boys are at THOSE ages now. The ages when they seem to push every button and test every rule and talk back when you tell them anything. They are constantly arguing and whining that one might have something they did not get. Please tell me this is just a phase and they will grow out of it. They are 7 and 5 and I swear at times I think zombies might have come and eaten their brains because they seem to not think things through. We have had the same rules in this house since existence but they must be Greek to my guys. But Jordan has been such a good helper lately. He takes the dog out, feeds and waters him and does the morning routine now almost always without a reminder. Both of the older boys love their little brother and always want to hug him and help him whenever they can. I am thankful for that! My little, littlest one has had an ear infection for 2 weeks now (round 2 of antibiotics here we are!) and he has not been sleeping which means that us parents have not been sleeping either. Let me just tell you, sleep deprived parents and hyperactive children are not a good combination! Tempers flare, tears get shed and misery is had by all. I have had my moments when I feel like a bad mom but lately I feel like I yell too much and my fuse is far too short. I am trying really hard to step back and breathe but in the moment that is so hard to do. My kids are really good kids but they just have so much energy (if only I could bottle some up for myself for days like today when I am running on 2 hours of sleep-oh well). Everyone goes through a season and right now our season is craziness but we will move into a new season and take life from there. Pray for me though that I can keep my sanity to move into the next season!
Philippians 4:13- "I can do all things through Him who gives me strength."
