HI/Lo Thursday

This post is part of "Hi/Lo Thursday" on the Riggs Family Blog. Check out their blog to read everyone else's "Hi/Lo" posts and for a chance to win $100.

This is the first time I have participated in this blog post but for some reason today it just felt like the day. The object of todays blog is to list your highs and lows for the week...

My "hi" this week is my family; moreso, my children and my wonderful husband. I follow several blogs that would just break your heart for their kiddos. My hi is my kids because they make my day, they make me smile, they make me want to get up every morning (most mornings earlier than I would like) they make me a better person, they make my heart skip a beat when I see them smile. I know most parents feel exactly the same way so why is this necessarily my hi for the week? Well, I have 4 beautiful, wonderful, sweet, loving, perfect, healthy kids. I thank God everyday that my children are happy and healthy. I might not be the perfect mother by any means, but I am the perfect mother for my kids. I might not be the perfect wife, but I am the perfect wife for my husband. I have realized lately that not everyone is that lucky. Do I yell? Sure. Do I want to pull my hair out some days? Yes. Do I need a break from my kids? Yes. Do I love them with all that I am? Absolutely! Would I do anything for them? You bet. I thank my God everyday that I am here for my kids and my husband and that they are in wonderful health.

Which brings me to my "low" for the week. It does not have anything to do with me directly but it is still a low for me none the less. My low is the feelings of heartbreak I have felt for these wonderful families and their precious children and the pain they have to edure every single day. Like I said before, I follow several blogs and these families are the ones I am speaking of. For example Abby is only four years old and she has Leukemia. Kayleigh was born in June, three months early and she is still in the hospital, never been home. Then there are several I follow that have experienced several losses, miscarraiges, still birth, infertility...you name it. It just breaks my heart. It just does not seem fair. But, all of these stories have one main thing in common, their undying love and trust in God and their strength and bond with their spouse! What heartbreaking, yet wonderful stories they have.

I pray with all that I am for these families and hope that they all get their happy endings. And I count my blessings daily...God Bless!