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It's up on the bulletin board right behind my computer...this photo of me and my kids with 'The Priority' written above it. While not as perfect as I’d like to be, I want my children to know they are more important than Mommy’s football or reading a book.
Nearly sick all nine months of each pregnancy, I struggled to bring them into the world. We even had a near death experience at my daughter’s birth. She got stuck in the birth canal resulting in a brachial plexus injury and paralysis in her left arm.
When I quit my counseling job, two years ago, I knew being a stay-at-home Mom was the right choice for me…no regrets!
The time with these kids is short, precious, and goes by too fast. I’m already finding I can’t do all the ideas I have in my head to do with them…I don’t have all the time I wish I had to teach them and mold their character.
Just reviewing the pictures they wanted to put with this story, ignited a regret I’m currently having…print some pictures and put them up in their rooms!! Let them enjoy them while they are still at home.
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Here is what ‘The Priority’ thinks and these are their words:
My name is McKenna. My Mom is not just a Supermom, she is a super football player. She is strong. She does not give up.
When she spends time with me, it feels like she really loves me. I like to box braid with my Mom. And, I like to pray and read the Bible with her. I know she loves me because she takes care of me.
I want to be like my Mom. She is a strong Christian and she is pretty. She is as sweet as a rose and as strong as a bullet.
My name is Joshua. I want to be a football player like my Mom. She is a good athlete. And, she likes to do things I like to do. When I go to my Mom’s football game, I always want Mom to go in on the field and get an interception.
I never knew that my Mom would play football. It is a really good feeling.
She is just the best Mom I can ever imagine.
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Thanks McKenna and Joshua. I feel loved! And, geez, how many son's can say, 'I want to be a football player like my Mom.'
