It’s the weekend again.  Can you just believe this?  How can the weeks just seem to go by so quickly?  

During those days I was still employed, I used to wonder what days would be like when I finally decided to stay and work at home. I used to imagine that omgosh, I would be totally bored and each day would be like years, almost!  I imagined myself getting up everyday with no purpose, no goal and no plans for anything at all.  woooh that sounded so miserable!  hahaha and I was totally wrong!  After four long years of staying at home, working at home… I still haven’t found a single day that seemed too long to end.  As a matter of fact, each day seems much shorter than I hoped for!  So many, many events, so many, many things happen every day, that after it’s over… you still haven’t had enough!  LOL!  I have to be kidding about that!  Those bad days are awful.  Believe me, those have to be the days you just want to end with a snap of a finger!  

Well anyway, I have to say, I am totally pleased about working at home, and staying at home to see my kids grow up.  I look back to where I started, and realize that if I had not made this decision, I would have missed half of my life, I would have missed watching my children grow every single day. I would have missed being there for them every moment they need me.  I would have missed those "Mama!  Mama!  Mama!"  yelps like the world was about to end, if I were not around…and I would have missed panicking everytime they yelped that way!  I would have missed those changes they were going through… from childhood to teenage-hood… and now with one who will be an adult a few months from today.  I would have missed our little chitchats about their dreams, their goals, their classmates, their teachers, their friends (and even their enemies… hahaha!).  I would have missed those moments they started to fall in love, those moments, even if they didn’t speak up, I knew their heart was breaking… Imagine being a mom who missed all those things?  I would rather not be a mom if I couldn’t be with my children every step of the way as they grew up.  

I thank God for all these.  These are things that make my life so complete.  These are things that I just can’t bargain for anything… no matter how challenging, how difficult, how stressing they can be at times.  These are things that maybe one day, my kids and I will share with the grandkids.. when they start having their own families.  I know I may not be the perfect mom in the world, but in my heart, at this point, I know David and I have raised good, well behaved, obedient and respectful children, all three of whom we are so proud of, and I am truly thankful to God for allowing me to experience the beautiful feeling of being a mom!