You gotta BELIEVE!

I've been faced with some really tough challenges lately that has help me prioritize what's really important in life especially regarding raising emotionally & physically healthy children. However, the one thing that has not changed is my unwavering and unconditional love for them! Choosing to become a mom is one of the few best decisions I made in my life (next to marrying my husband...I love you honey). Moments like the one I'm about to share is what out weigh the challenging times in my life.

This past Thursday was my husband's birthday and I was feeling bummed because I had to cancel the plans I made to celebrate as a family with him. So on the ride home from speech therapy, my son Christian saw a sidewalk hotdog vendor. He says "mommy, mommy can I have a hotdog"? I was like when did YOU start eating hot dogs? So I told him the vendor was closed and going home to distract him but Christian doesn't give up so easily. Moments later we were at a traffic light which was also near  a pizza shop so he asks, "mama can I have pizza"? I look over to my husband and we agreed on the pizza. Now Christian gets upset because we're passing by the shop but we were on the opposite side of the street and my husband needed to do a basic u-turn. So Christian's shouts, "DAD! TURN AROUNG AND MAKE THE LEFT"!

My husband and I turn to each other and let out a gut laugh! Now this comment is coming from a 4 year old with language issues. He has some delays in his expressive language so when you talk to him you are able to understand a few words as he mixes them with jargon. But this day he was absolutely clear in his expressive language.

I pray daily for my sons and I ask God to help them everyday and it's moments like this one that makes my belief stronger. Working along with the school staff and professional therapists makes a difference.