Yesterday and today have not been my finest moments as a mom.  I have raised my voice far too much.  I have spanked more in two days than I have in the last few months (to be fair, it could also be that my 2-year-old is really practicing that fun skill of "testing the limits").  I have been impatient.  I have been unforgiving.  I started to believe the lie that Satan keeps whispering in my ear...."You're a sucky sucky sucky mom." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Then, I looked at these little people tonight while they took their bath and remembered some other things.  I have given countless hugs and kisses.  I have snuggled and tickled.  I have read book after book after book (after book).  I have chased and been chased.  I have built and knocked down buildings and raced cars.  I have sung songs and colored pictures, and I have fixed and fed meals.  I've been an okay mom, too.  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My children are so qui...

**I started writing this post Monday.  It's now Thursday night, and I'm super exhausted.  If it makes you feel any better (those of you who were waiting patiently for another post--Hi Mom!  Hi Linda!), I was being productive with my time.  I finished two of the three books I mentioned previously--they.  were.  awesome.  Anywho, I need to finish this post because, y'all, I have other things floating around in my head that I'd like to write about, and I know myself.  If I gave up on this one, I wouldn't allow myself to start a new one.  So, I'm going to edit, and then I'm going to post it.  No big changes in this post. ** The church we belong to has gone through several changes in the last year.  None of them major, mind you.  But, as I'm sure you're aware, changes often make people uncomfortable, whether major or minor.  They used to make me cringe.  But God knew my change-fearing heart needed to let go.  So, H...