i wouldn't trade a thing..

i wouldn't trade a thing getting to wake up next to this face every morning...

i wouldn't trade a thing getting to teach this little brain-monster...

i wouldn't trade a thing getting to hug these curls...

i wouldn't trade a thing getting to kiss this bald head..

and i wouldn't trade a thing to squeeze this chunky monkey..

friends,

we have SO much to be grateful for! we have so much to live for. love your spouse without reservation. hug your children and tell them, "yes!" instead of  "no!" stop cleaning your house and read your children a book. touch them. hold them. look at them in the eyes when you speak to them. call your mom. send your dad a letter. ask for forgiveness. forgive. let wounds heal and bitterness go. smile instead of frown. say,  "thank you". stop complaining about the weather and enjoy it. live your day with a purpose, not just the goal to survive it. be life giving, not life sucking.  build each other up with your words, stop tearing each other to shreds. BE THANKFUL for what you have, and stop wanting what your neighbor has... and be still and know that HE is God. you aren't and you never will be.
~s