Not Perfect

I'm sitting here holding my baby who is not such a baby anymore.   She is sick and just wanted to be held.  My heart is full of Love tonight.  I feel very humble and blessed at this time in my life.   I have learned so much and I feel a peace that I haven't always felt.   I know our life is not perfect.  But, our life is good.   We have each other and that is all that matters.   I can't take anything with me when I leave this life.   What I can take is my relationships with my family.  My husband is my best friend and his is one of the most important relationships.   My kids who I love very much, my extended families, and my friends.   The most important is the relationship with my Heavenly Father and Elder Brother Jesus Christ.    All of these relationships are far from perfect but a continual work in progress.  I am so grateful for the time I have to keep developing and working on them.   I am so grateful for My Life at this time.   Life is GOOD!

Making vs Taking

So the other night we were invited to a private open house the Nephi City Pool.   I had Rylon and Brinley so I got in my swimming attire, which I will never learn to love as long as I live I'm sure,  and took the kids to the pool.   When we pulled up we were taken back by the amount of people in attendance.  My kids decided they didn't want to go they were certain the pool would be to crowded.   Much to my surprise none of the adults were swimming or even in swimming attire for that matter.   I was a little uncomfortable at first knowing that I was the only adult that was in swimming attire.   Then I decided that I was ok.  I was not going to let this stop me from making memories with my kids and my nieces and nephews.   I had my camera and I should have had someone take a photo of me with the kids but I didn't.   The later it got the less crowed it got.   The three little ones were cold so I got them dressed and had Kaci sit with them while I watched Jake and Zeak on the diving boards.   Alley Gee is my new hero.   She came late to the party without her swimming attire but that didn't stop her from having fun with Stormy and showing her that she could still do a back flip off the diving board.   This taught me a wonderful lesson about making memories with our kids.   Spending time with them and not worrying so much about the world and how they are looking at us.   My kids were not embarrassed of me or worried about the other parents they were just having fun being with me.