"...but you have chosen the BEST thing."

So, I'll confess, last Saturday I had a moment where I said out loud "sometimes I just need a day of from being 'Mom'". Don't get me wrong, not a day from being a mom, I absolutely realize how abundantly blessed I am to have beautiful healthy boys. Just a day off from the "SAHM" role, the ability to put my Masters degree to use and provide for my family financially. I know that many people think that being a SAHM must be way easier than being a working mom, but I think both are equally challenging for their own set of circumstances - a whole different conversation for a totally different place...

But, yesterday when I logged on to facebook a fellow SAHM-friend had posted a status about how blessed she was to be at home with her children, and how it wasn't glamorous, it wasn't always easy and often goes unrecognized. That caught my attention but what grabbed my attention was a response from her friend that said,

"You're doing the most important work in the world! 

You are providing for your children in a way that no one else in the world can. 

You are shaping the future not only for your boys, 

but for everyone and everything they influence throughout their lives. 

You are planting the seeds of godliness with every gentle touch, loving word, need met, laugh, 

and even by disciplining them. 

You are an amazing, gifted woman, {Mom}. 

You could do anything, 

but you have chosen the BEST thing."

I don't know this person, and she wasn't talking about me. But reading this was like God speaking right to my heart. I'll take a days full of tantrums, poopy diapers, chicken nuggets, goldfish crackers, snotty noses, new milestones, big hugs, fish kisses, Aveeno bath wash, day-old-milk filled sippy cups in the corner, Matchbox cars, new words, and pure handsomeness over extra money, shopping till I drop, etc any day! Bring it on hand-me-downs!