The men in my life

Can I just say that I have a fantastic husband! After 9 years of marriage he still keeps me laughing and never ceases to amaze me. Tuesday night he overheard Porter throwing a fit and yelling at me. Drew sat down with him for quite a while and talked about all of the things that I do for him and how he needs to respect me and show me that he loves me. He told Porter how much of my life I have given up to be a mother, how I had dreams and goals of my own before I became a mother (being a mother was my biggest dream by the way!). As I sat there trying really hard not to cry I realized I am living my dreams. Sure there are things that I wanted to do that I haven't been able to, but my goals and dreams have changed over the years. Some have stayed the same but it's just not the right time in my life to accomplish them, some I am working towards and I'm becoming a better person because of them. It feels good to look at my life and see that I'm right where I want to be for the moment. I can see that I have my own identity along with being a mother. I can honestly say that I didn't feel this way even a year ago.

Porter has been saintly since then! He is constantly asking me "mom is there anything I can do to make your life easier?" He's been a busy little bee trying to help around the house and I can see the satisfaction in his eyes when I tell him that everything is in order and he should just go play and have fun. We have been sending high praises his way and I think it is making a big difference. I hope we can hold on to this for a very long time!