Someone posted this on Facebook today.

It really resonates with me.

Some days are just hard.

My kids bicker with one another, maybe throw a punch or two.

They occasionally act like they have nothing to do,

though we have a home full of toys and books.

But the TRUTH is...

THEY ARE SUCH GOOD KIDS!
How in the world did I get so blessed!?

The good I see in them makes me realize I'm not doing it ALL wrong.

I'm getting a least a little bit of this parenting thing right. 

Kenzie Jean, Karlie Ann and Griffin Bear

are the most amazing little accomplishments of my life.

Yes, it's a miracle they've even lived this long,

we've had our fair share of mishaps; falls off beds, down the stairs and trips to the ER.

But y'all. They're alive. They're happy. Today they're healthy.

They're running circles through the living room, kitchen and dinning room,

stopping briefly to listen to the little girl on the St. Jude commercial.

Compassionate little girls, ornery little boy, full of energy and love.

Yes. I'm going to concur, they're my greatest accomplishment!

Let's try this again....

Pretty sure I started a blog like 4 years ago, posted maybe 3 blogs and.... 

POOF! 

Just like that, it disappeared.

Probably because I never took the time to login?

Most likely because I don't even remember the title of my blog to find it!

So, here I am again. 

I'm going to attempt this whole blogging thing again.

I have few reasons why, just to name a few:

1. My memory is awful.

2. My children are growing up WAY too fast and I need to document the hilarious moments.

3. Life is grand, and I'd like to be able to go back and live it vicariously again!

If you've stumbled upon this (or maybe I shared it) 

your likely going to learn some about my family 

you already know,

some you didn't want to know,

some that makes you like me a little more, 

or possibly even dislike me a little.

I'm sure thankful that Facebook/Timehop gives me the little daily reminders

from this day in history, every day. 

I'm hoping I can just sit down and blog about our daily "stuff" here,

more than just one cute saying.

Maybe share an entire conversation I've had with one of  our children,

hopefully some spiritual moments that inspire others.

Real life.

That's my goal.

So, here we go, ending 2015 with a little less memory,

a few more goals.

The possibility of capturing the raw moments, just as they are.

Cheers! Here's to 2016 being the BEST year of my LIFE!
I'm claiming that over myself RIGHT NOW!