Perfect

 

Over this weekend I realized how perfect life is right now. Sure, there are things hubby and I struggle with and things we wish would change. There are things we are just checking off the days on our calendar to get through and stages we wish our children would out grow.

But, our oldest is six - and a young six, she just turned six. And the greatest heartaches our five children feel are so minor. Yes, their world is devastated when their sibling wrecks their Lego tower. Or, when mama says no we cannot have candy after breakfast. Last night Tracey was bawling in the shower because she wanted a bath not a shower. But, truthfully, these ages that our children are currently - six, four, four, two, three months, are perfect. 

We are not dealing with bullying. We are not dealing with cell phones. We are not dealing with “mean girls“. We are not dealing with eating disorders. We are not dealing with body image issues. We are not dealing with friends who use foul language. Our children are not talking with friends about drugs or sex. 

We have so many hard times ahead of us as parents, but right now, the biggest issues are teaching self-control, politeness, kindness, truthfulness, and making sure that we don’t go deaf when children throw temper tantrum‘s. 

Life really is perfect right now.