Ode to Me ~ self

It's a cloudy day...soon to be a rainy day and I thought I should fill all my followers in on my thoughts.

So my thought is that I've put away the going back to school idea. I've decided that I need to be doing the best I can and ALL I can with my children no matter how old they are and no matter what others think I should be doing instead of JUST being a stay at home mom. Though the challanges never cease I find that a blessing. As the children grow and learn and change that forces me to do the same. I have the opportunity to think about things differently 3 times (my kids are all individuals!) and it's a good challange for me. Not only do they learn new things through this process but so do I.
It has been nothing short of a miracle that I have the people in my life that I need in my life. Each and every person has a different outlook and opinion and I appreciated all of them and learn from each one. I sometimes think how much different I would be had these people not been around? What would I do differently than I do now? It's truly been a blessing in more ways than I could ever begin to count.
I've been able to see more clearly the plan that my Father in Heaven has put in place and I am so greatful that I have been able to follow some of it ~ of course I want to improve to the point that I can say ALL of it but in time that will come and I just need to keep that in perspective! I know that if we focus more on the positive things in life, the things we can do than life is so much more filled with joy and happiness. Who cares what others can do so well and you can't...who cares if others think a certain way....what's more important than the way we treat others is the way we treat/think of ourselves. I think the way we think about and treat ourselves is how we think and treat others.
So I've decided that I'm just going to work at being the best person I can be, teach my children what I can, learn new things myself and just be who I am and not who I think others want me to be. AND I want anyone reading this to do the same.... you are all awesome just the way you are and you can do things that others can't and need from someone who can! Keep smiling and don't keep those smiles for yourself ~ pass them on.