It's a New Day, Thank Goodness!

Yesterday was the worst day ever! Everything when wrong, from sun up to sun down. My kids were into things, we had diaper rash like no other (not me, the baby!), Everyone was cranky and no one would nap, I cried over spilt milk in the morning and spilt chicken noodles in the evening. It was just bad! Do you have days like that? I do, and they seem to come more often lately with a one and a two year old. I just keep telling myself that this is a phase in life I have to get through. It is so hard for me to hear people say, "oh, cherish these moments because they go so fast." It's hard to cherish something that isn't fun! Don't get me wrong I love my job as a mother but it is hard work and it's not glamorous! When I have days like this I look for inspiring words of wisdom and I listen to music.

Here are a few of my favorites...

-This one makes me look for the little things...

"Recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenges, there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction."
-M Russell Ballard

-This one makes me try harder to WANT to be better...

"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with grass stains on my shoes from mowing Sister Schenk's lawn. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbor's children. I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someones garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived." -Marjorie Hinckley

-This one just makes me feel better...

" God expects you to have enough faith, determination, and trust in Him to keep moving, keep living, keep rejoicing. He expects you not simply to face the future; He expects you to embrace and shape the future—to love it, rejoice in it, and delight in your opportunities.
God is eagerly waiting for the chance to answer your prayers and fulfill your dreams, just as He always has. But He can’t if you don’t pray, and He can’t if you don’t dream. In short, He can’t if you don’t believe."

Thank goodness for new days. They can be brighter than the last. I love my life and I need to remember that the hard times have to come with the good times, right? And I really shouldn't be complaining. I have little to complain about.