Messes and Blessin's

Water sprayed all over the counter. . . . . . iced tea flowing across the table and onto the floor. . . . . toys scattered from one end of the house to the other. . . . . . . books stacked on the counter. . . . . dresser drawers unloaded onto the floor. . . . noise. . . noise. . . . . noise!  This has been my life the last few days.  I was tempted to complain but then I thought "What if I didn't have these messes?  What if we never had kids?"  How boring my life would be!!!  So I decided that these messes were really a blessin'  and I didn't complain.  Well, ok, maybe I did complain just a wee little bit.  Though, honestly, thinking of it as proof of my blessings changed my attitude.  I am truly thankful for my 4 little Blessings!  One day last week, I was having a frustrating day.  School was rather chaotic that morning.  We'd finally finished so I was sitting down trying to regroup when Clayton came up and handed me a Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwich that he had made (all by himself) for me for lunch.  How sweet!  I instantly felt better!  For those of you that know Clayton you know how extra special that was.  Clayton is our little rambunctious, spur-of-the-moment kind of kid.  So let me take the time to say that I thank God for my messy little blessin's!