Mountains of life.

Today I am home from work with a sick day. As I don't have the energy to do anything else I am sitting here looking at the computer screen, something I have not had time to do lately.  I read a blog post by Tif-do, and realized that I too miss the blogging connection.  I have been so busy lately, and in the recent lately super stressed.  So, I have been doing a lot of thinking. Thinking about life in general, how fast it goes; how you never know what is around the next corner; how important it is to enjoy the journey. As I look back over the past few years I realize how very important each and every day is.  When I was a young mom Grandma Johnson always told me, "enjoy your kids while they are small", "enjoy the busy times, before you know it they will be gone".  At the time it seemed a forever away, but now as I am a mother-in-law, waiting for two mission calls that could be here any day, soon to have the last day of elementary school in our family, I realize how right she was.  I realize how time goes so fast; and I am not ready.  I am not ready to let my kids go.  I am not ready for my kids to grow up.  As I look back on 9 years ago, when we were struggling with just helping our new kids learn how to take a shower; not to hide under furniture and blankets everytime something seems a little tough; not to throw fits and throw things around the room; helping them learn to love and be loved.  I wouldn't have really guessed that we would be where we are today. As I hear the words "I love you, Mom", as I see father and son sitting together on the couch talking, as I receive a candy bar and a note on Easter morning since the Easter bunny doesn't come to parents, it is all worth it.  All of the heartache and headache; all of the stress and time spent on my knees in prayer for my children; it all works out.  Are we done with the stress and headaches, NO!! We are still in the middle of some major ones, but it helps to see what we have come through.  We will make it.  We will climb together and we will reach the top of whatever mountains our family has to climb. And I appreciate our cheering section at the bottom of the mountain reminding us that we can make it, that we are all in it together.