Drinking Sunshine

Ummmhmm..... Hello, .....Hello out there...Well this is my very first, sad attempt to capture some of my precious memories of my family by blogging, things that we think will never forget But, time seems to have a way of brushing over those memories and then they are gone. So if I can capture a few as I jot down life as I know it. Maybe, someday my sons and daughters will look back and treasure each and every post. Well to begin my name is Monique 

This is Bryan, my wonderful, kind, sweet, studly man....

This is my crew......Tristan, Malachi, Jaydyn, Myah  Yep, if you haven't figured it out yet I have four beautiful, incredible children who seem to teach me something new everyday. Just a little word of wisdom if you like quiet time or nice relaxing evening spent with your sweet man and the dog overlooking a lake while you sip on a nice hot cup of tea or a relaxing evening with your favorite book snuggled by the fire while Adele is playing in the background well friends, I would suggest not putting children into the equation.LOL...All jokes aside I absolutely love my crazy, whirlwind of life.. I truly would not have it any other way. I have been a mom for 13 years....gees when I say that it does make me feel very old. I really don't remember life without being a mom someone always hollering Mom where did I leave this ...or Mom did you wash my uniform for tomorrow.... or Mom can I have some friends over......But at the end of the day after everyone is quietly in their bed and I am completely exhausted by the work of the day I am so reminded how unbelievably I am blessed that God has entrusted me with these precious little souls. Needless, to say this is not at all how I imagined my fairy tale. I was going to be a princess and my night in shining armour was going to rescue me from all of life's troubles and I would have 2.5 children and of course a awesome dog that would greet me when I got home from gathering what I would fix for supper..... I look back on that fantasy and laugh out loud. But my story is so much sweeter than that silly fairy tale anyway. Yes, I do have a prince charming though I haven't seen the shining armour yet!!!My story is complicated, and to long to tell ...however what I have learned from this journey thus far....is the precious love of a forgiving saviour who shed his last drop of blood for a old sinner like me but through his wondrous grace and mercy I have truly found a best friend. I am a single mom who must carry this load ....which is a very daunting, exhausting, and the most rewarding job that I have ever done. So today I will drink in sunshine, lay on a blanket with my kids, smell their hair, drink in their laughter and just enjoy the day.So all you moms out there squeeze your kids tight, read that extra bedtime story tonight, and just breath in those precious moments....

Have a blessed Monday :)

_The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer, my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my High tower. Psalms 18:2