Too Blessed To Be Stressed

The theme of this years mother/daughter banquet was too blessed to be stressed. That just so fits into how I want to live as a mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend and child of God. I think I realized this evening at even though my in born personality says that I am a pessimist(and a worry wart and a little-okay a lot- anal) that I can chose to pray about that and ask God to change that about me. I think He has already accomplished miracles in my life and changed for the better who I am as a person. The last week or so I have been praying for God to change me into who he wants me to be and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that immediately I felt this weight come off me and this has changed how I respond to life.

I know that my life is more complex and somewhat more stressful than the average mothers because of my children's food allergies and mostly because of the severity of said food allergies. I know that things will happen in my life that will cause much stress and anxiety over my kids basic safety in a world where food is everywhere. Though this is true I am 100% relying on God to help me control those issues and take care of them in a manner that is pleasing to Him. I know that the possibility is there for me to fail and to become that old protective mother bear ready to attack anyone or anything that maybe threatening to harm my precious babies. Although that is true I also know that God loves my kids more than I can even fathom and they will not have a reaction that he does not know about. Weather or not we end up in the back of an ambulance, the ER or a hospital room they are His and His protective hands are all around them. I do know that my job as these precious children's mom is to protect them to the best of my ability so that I will do. Which means precautions and lots of research, being prepared and sadly possibly having to miss out on some things. I know though that God won't give me more than I can handle so I march forward. Not only that but I march forward with peace in my heart.

I thought I would share a few pic's from tonight

My daughters and I



Caylea, Carolina and my niece Sarah



My sisters Brandy, Amanda and I



My husbands Grandma Ina, his Aunts Patsy and Pam and Caylea, Carolina and I



Well that is it for tonight I guess. . .tomorrow I have my sisters baby shower can't wait to meet little Elizabeth and then my husbands Grandparents 50th Anniv. party.