The Battle

As a mother I have all kinds of up and down moments. Frustration, exhaustion, humility, anger, confusion, deflation, and thankfully lots of excitement, fulfillment, happiness and hilarity to even things out. Parenthood is definitely a roller coaster ride and I am not always sure I'm riding with my seat belt fastened. :) 
This being said, the reason, I think, so many of us choose to take on an endeavor as difficult as parenthood is for the complete joy it undoubtedly brings from time to time. Yes it is hard, and yes sometimes you reach your limit, but those little moments help it all make sense.

I had one of these moments a few days ago. The house was clean enough, and dinner was in the oven before six. Linc had only watched one hour of television that day, and Logan behaved himself in his carpool. Ellie was fed and playing with her feet, Owen was on the computer playing with Starfall.com, and Logan was having one of those wonderfully imaginative moments that make you smile. I walked in to check on him and found this scenario:

"The Battle"

"The Bad Guys"

"The Good Guys"

His imagination is so fun! I find all kinds of toys in various places throughout my house. They always remind me of how special children are. This battle with the soldiers hits home especially to me since I have two brothers who will be returning to Iraq for their second deployment this month; these pictures made me think of them. It's too bad their battles won't be as innocent and sweet as Logans make-believe one. You'll be in our prayers guys!

Speaking of battles....

It's all about wrestling at our house!