True Happiness

For the past few weeks we have been helping them look for a starter home to raise their little family in.  They have wanted to try and find something not too far from us. Today my daughter and our son-in-law found a house that they wanted to put an offer in on. They have been looking for several months and really fell in love with this one. They were excited but really nervous and weren't sure what they were to do.

Kim and I shared our stories of our first home and how nervous we were. We were able to use our experiences to help them feel more at peace in this process. We shared with them that if this house is meant to be for them then everything will work out. We told them to just trust in the Lord and things will work out whether it be this house or another.

Later that night they did put in an offer on the house and tomorrow they will see if this house is meant to be for them or not.

I was so blessed to be involved in watching my daughter and my son-in-law pick their first home today. I am so blown away at how time has flown by so fast. I swear it was just yesterday that she was a baby. Now she is married, has a four month old baby girl, and is contemplating buying their first home! 

Time has really flown by! When I was pregnant, a busy young mother, and when my days were filled with crying babies, dirty diapers, and many little messes, I remember feeling so overwhelmed and exhausted. I don't think I really took the time to enjoy every little moment! Those moments went by so fast as I seemed to busy myself with the endless To-Do's of the day! How I would give anything to go back and have my little ones around me again!

But now that I have graduated to "Grandma" status I have been able to sit back and enjoy these tiny little moments that happen each day! I know being a grandma is the reward for making it through motherhood! I love and enjoy the tender little moments  we area able to have with our grand baby each day!

Since this illness has caused me to spend a lot of time resting, it has really given me a lot of time to contemplate just what really matters in life. It is not about the things we busy ourselves with each day that make us who we are. It is the ones we surround ourselves with and the relationships we create in the process that truly matters. Although raising a family is hard, it is truly the most amazing and most important thing you will ever do.

Our family is central to our happiness and when we do everything in our power to create these lasting close relationships it is only then that we can experience where true happiness comes from! I am so thankful for the opportunity of being a mother and now a grandmother. These two accomplishments are where I find true happiness and joy each day!