Lord I Pray I've Had a Life That's Good

Having an infant, two toddlers, a first grader and a teenager in the house is.. do I even have to say? Let's stop at "two toddlers" to catch our breath. I LOVE MY LIFE. I ADORE my kids. But there is only so much poop a person can handle in a day. I sometimes let it get to me. The poop, the messes, someone always crying (sometimes it's me). And there are days I seem to dwell right in that overwhelming spot. I let it overtake me and feel helpless.

Then there are days like today. There was poop. There were messes. There were three kids crying at once. But there was also so much good. My first-grader reading a full page of a book all by himself (Finally). The pride he had when he completed his other assignments without issue. The pure joy on my daughter's face when I got her up from her nap. The wonder my infant son has as he drools absolutely everywhere while he's trying to "talk" to me. When my teenager helps his younger siblines without even being asked and laughs at his own jokes for far too long. Even the moment my stubborn three year old gives in to his time-out and calms down on his own in a moment of success for mommy!

I want to live and breathe these moments. I wish there was a scent I could spray to remind me of these time. One that overwhelms the poop in my life to help me remember that my life is GOOD. No matter how overwhelming life can get, I am so incredibly fortunate and so incredibly loved by these little monsters.

A Life That's Good

Nashville Cast

Sittin' here tonight
By the fire light
It reminds me I already have
More than I should

I don't need fame
No one to know my name
At the end of the day, Lord I pray
I have a life that's good

Two arms around me
Heaven to ground me
And a family that always calls me home

Four wheels to get there
Enough love to share
And a sweet, sweet, sweet song

At the end of the day
Lord I pray
I have a life that's good

Sometimes I'm hard on me
When dreams don't come easy
I wanna look back and say
I did all that I could

Yeah at the end of the day
Lord I pray
I have a life that's good

Two arms around me
Heaven to ground me
And a family that always calls me home

Four wheels to get there
Enough love to share
And a sweet, sweet, sweet song

At the end of the day
Lord I pray
I have a life that's good

At the end of the day
Lord I pray
I have a life that's good