Sometimes I wonder Why?

Sometimes I sit and wonder why? Why is the life I chose so difficult at times? Why doesn't everyone know just how much I love them? Why don't our kiddos understand how I feel? Why doesn't my spouse understand where I am coming from?

I guess wondering why keeps promise in every day no matter how good, bad, or ugly it may be. Keeping me guessing what the next crisis is going to be or what caused that smile on their faces...

Wondering why keeps me hopeful that each day will be better.

Patience really is a virtue

Testing boundries is common amoungst all youngsters.... atleast that is what every book, internet article, and parenting website has informed me. I know it really is normal, but how long do we need to constantly remind our children that they are children, we are adults. We have done this before and in some areas have done it better than they ever will imagine. Sometimes I feel like I constantly am saying, No thank you, please dont, really stop, one more time, No thank you..... yet all they hear is blah blah blah blah.... the mind of children.

My family says dont sweat the small stuff, but to me it isnt small. I am trying to equip my kids with the essentials of life, with skills to know how to navigate the world once they are out of my care. I guess it really doesnt matter if the youngest wants to wear the same shirt she went to bed in and is it really the end of the work if the oldest "forgets" to brush his teeth... I guess not. I guess I need to just be patience and need to not sweat the small stuff.