SAHM!

Anyone who is a stay-at-home-mom knows what my title means! :) Some day's, it is a four letter word around here!! :) But most days, it is the absolute BEST job I could have ever hoped for!! It is my dream job really!! I could have never began to imagine the adventure God would bring Wyatt and I on, having two kiddos so close together! :) But God has used my children to refine me and refocus my eyes on Him! I am learning so much and enjoying my time SO much with my sweet kiddos! :) I thought it would be good to list some of the reasons that I love being a stay at home mom!! I feel so blessed!!!

Reasons I LOVE being a stay at home mom...

• I get to sing songs to Maddie and Zack each morning as I walk into their room's to start the day together!! :)
• Our prayer time together before I even get them out of bed! We pray for their hearts and minds to be open to what God wants to teach us that day! We also pray for JOY, contentment and love!!
• Being snuggle-buggle bear's early in the mornings when it is cold or rainy...or just when we want to snuggle!! We rarely rush out of the house in the mornings!
• Maddie and Zack get to play together and grow together all day, forming a special brother/sister friendship/bond.
• I get to reinforce and teach our faith continuously through the day with bible verses, stories, worship music, little discussions and LOTS of prayer.
• I get to discipline them each day. I try to discipline them fairly, and with LOTS of love and grace.
• ART and CRAFT PROJECTS!! :):)
• I can comfort them when their sick or having an "off" day!
• Their hugs and smiles...they are ABSOLUTELY PRICELESS.
• Living life daily with my favorite little people.
• Baking cookies for special people!!
• I really truly know them...inside and out. I know what makes them tick...I understand them like no one else does!! I love them SO much!!!
• They know ME! They know my expectations and my desires for them!! They know when they do something awesome, I will be RIGHT there cheering them on with a BIG hug and LOTS of LOVE! They also know that when they do something that is wrong they will be disciplined, but together we will pray for a better decision next time!!
• The time I get to spend investing in my relationship with God, Wyatt, Maddie and Zack and our family, and friends!!!
• Learning together about different topics...science, math, how-things-work...! It is AWESOME!!
• The peace that has come to our family by knowing we are doing exactly what God wants for our family!
• Getting housework done each day so I am not stressed when the weekend comes!
• Getting to cook dinner and watch M and Z learn to enjoy serving each other by making meals together!
• Finding pockets of time for exercise!
• The play dates we get to plan with dear friends!
• Tuesday lunches with Ga-Ga!
• Getting errands done throughout the day!!
• The days we ENJOY at HOME, just the 3 of us!!
• The frugal lifestyle...I love that God has placed a sense of urgency in my heart to be a good steward of the money we have!!
• The love that we share between the 4 of us is absolutely one of the GREATEST gifts I have ever been given!!

I feel SO BLESSED to be a stay at home momma!!! :)