what a beautiful mess

It's days like today that remind me why I love being a mother so much. For so long (years), I was focused on cleaning the house, making sure everything was neat and tidy. But now that my kids are gone all day, when we have snow days (like today!) they're so awesome! If there's been one good thing come from me being solo during the hours of 8-3, it's that I now love the time I spend with my children even more. I've learned to more fully embrace my role as a mother. My kids are seriously awesome. I love them all a lot. Today was an answer to Trevor's prayers, I know cause he told me. He prayed that I would have a really good day today. And I did . So many times, I could feel a calmness come over me that wouldn't normally have been there during certain circumstances (like an ornery 9 year old!). I can look back on the day and I can see how Heavenly Father blessed me. I am so thankful. Both for Him and for a really great, kind-hearted husband and really g...

Both literally and figuratively. Lets start with the literal. Our gas gauge on the Buick is broken. I asked Trevor this morning if it needed gas and he said no since he just filled up the other day. Apparently we've driven a lot since the other day. This morning I dropped the kids off at school (we just barely missed the bus...) and went on my way to the gym. About a 1/2 a mile away the car starts sputtering and doing all kinds of crazy electrical things. I knew what was happening. Even though it hasn't happened since I was 17, I knew. I ran out of gas. But the car didn't decide to completely stall until I was just turning into the entrance of the middle school where I was going to leave the car until I could get some gas. A couple of sweet, kind-hearted moms stopped and helped me push the car into the parking lot. I decided to be proactive and not sit on my butt in the car till someone came to bring me gas, and I began the walk to the gas station. It was -6 degrees ou...