A beautiful Mess

A couple days ago I was thinking about my blog. I was trying to decided what to blog about and debating whether or not to change the name. I was considering a beautiful mess. Lately, life has felt a little chaotic and I have felt completely overwhelmed by most things. It has been difficult to get the day to day things done. Since I am a little OCD, that is really difficult for me. God has been working in my heart and teaching me to find his beauty and blessings in the midst of the chaos. I get to choose how I will respond to each situation that comes my way. I can let things build up and cause me to be stressed out and frustrated. Or I can choose joy in the midst of those same circumstances and allow me self to find the beauty in each day. This not easy, but as I take time each day to focus on God's blessings I find that I have been able to enjoy me children more. I feel more rested. I have even come to grips with the fact that there will always be dishes and laundry to be done and that is okay. If you know me at all, you know that is really hard for me to say. I am not the kind of person that can look pass a mess. There is joy in every day, no matter how small it may be.  I am so thankful that God is teaching me so much and helping me to enjoy the little things and not always try to figure the future. I am thankful I am learning this now because I really don't want to get to the other side of raising my children and feel as though I missed out. I don't want to have regrets. The fact is I will have dishes to do the rest of my life, but my children are not always going to want to cuddle or play with me. They will not always need me so I want to soak up their desire to be with me all the time. This is such a precious time in life and I realize it really does not last very long.

So here are a few pictures of our life lately. THis is my life and I am loving the beautiful mess that is life.

 

 Chloe and Lizzie are the best of friends and they are now starting to play with each other. I am so thankful that she will always have this amazing friendship with Lizzie.

 Chloe and Jack are such great friends. Just like any brother and sister they bother each other and have difficulty sharing, but they for sure love each other.

Yes, I am doing laundry and I have a naked boy playing in the laundry basket. This is life with a three year old boy and I love it. 


One of the most amazing blessings was the opportunity Chloe and I had to travel to my cousin, Lisa's wedding in Colorado. We had a great time visiting with family and old friends. We also go to enjoy snow and sunshine in the same weekend. I had a great time and can't thank my parents enough for this incredible blessing.

Chloe got to snuggle with my dear Aunt Peggy. She was one of the few people Chloe really enjoyed all weekend. It blessed my heart since I love Aunt Peggy so dearly and we don't get to see them very often.
 

Chloe loved the wedding. Especially the music and dancing. She even took a little rest on the ground while they exchanged vows.

All the Morrish cousins that were able to be at the wedding and welcome Mike into the family.

Jack and Charlie had a great time with each other while we were away in Colorado, but we missed them very much.  I had to add this last picture in because I just love that our children are so involved with us when we do music. The both just join right in.

We are so blessed by everything that God has given us and we pray each day that we can be all that he asks us to be and raise our children to come to know him. That is what matters. Not how clean my house is, or what extra things get done, but how we are guiding them toward a relationship with the Lord.