Things I've learned....

I was laying in bed last night and for some reason, things started coming to my mind that I have learned since becoming a wife and a mother. My first thought was, "Hey, that would make a good blog!" :o) So, here it goes, things I have learned since I become a wife and mommy:

• I do NOT know everything. (I bet a lot of people thought they'd never hear that from me.) :o) In reality, I know very little.
  
• My parents really did know what they were talking about.
  
• Your mother starts to become more of a friend and source of experience than a mother.
  
• Marriage is hard work mostly because it is two selfish people coming together as one, but it is definitely worth it! (That piece of info came from my mother-in-law, but I have found it to be very true.)
  
• Children are trying, frustrating, and tiring, but they are also rewarding, wonderful, and fun.
  
• Children really are a miraculous blessing from God.
  
• Sometimes you have to remind yourself of the former statement to get through the day. :o)
  
• When you get married, you feel like you could never love any more deeply, then, you start to really go through life, and that person being right there by your side makes you love them even more.
  
• The trials make you appreciate the good times more.
  
• Have faith in God. He will always come through. It may seem to you that He waits until the last second, but He is always on time.
  
• When your relationship with God is in good standing, everything else falls into place.
  
• The most amazing feeling in the world is to look into the face of your newborn child and know that God created that little miracle with a little piece of you and a little piece of the man you love most in the world.
  
• You will never feel a bigger feeling of accomplishment than to look at that same child and know that they were just inside you, and you birthed them into the world.
  
• You can't get any luckier than to marry a man who is more in love with God than he is with you. That may sound strange to some people, but believe me, it makes marriage a lot easier.
  
• Your husband is also your best friend, confidant, hero, role model, spiritual leader, lover, and shoulder to cry on.
  
• You should be your husband's helper, best friend, lover, shoulder, ear, and confidant.
  
• You are not your children's best friend. You are their parent. They may not like it now, but they will appreciate it when they get older.

I am sure there are many more than that, but those are the only ones that came to mind immediately. Besides, that list is long enough. :o) Oh, and I am not any better at keeping mid-year resolutions than New Year's ones. Oh well! :o)