I'm Back!

I'm baaaa-aaack! In so many ways, I'm back: I'm officially back home, being a stay-at-home Mommy. I'm back to keeping the house somewhat clean. I'm back to making real meals for my family. I'm back to taking spontaneous excursions to the park. I'm back to feeling proud of what I'm doing with my life. I'm back to snuggling with my Nate in the morning. I'm back to being able to relate to Andrew, my oldest. I'm back to feeling like I've got my head screwed on straight. I'm back to feeling like I'm investing my time into the most important people in my life-- my family.

It feels so good to be back where I belong. In some ways, it's like I never left. In other ways, I feel like I've grown so much wiser. I've changed in my appreciation for being able to be home with my boys. I hope I never forget how stressful it was to rush the boys out the door in the morning. I know I'll never again have see the distress in my toddler's eyes as I leave him in the care of someone else. I hope I always appreciate being able to keep up on Andrew's school life and friends.

I pray that the lessons I learned by going back to work prematurely will never be forgotten and I'll always be content to be where God has planted me for the moment. I can't get that time back but I plan to make the most of the time I still have with my boys.

I have so much I want to share... I hardly know where to start! I'll be back. Here, that is... on Blogger. I'm excited to catch everyone up on my life and get caught up on what is going on in the lives of my friends.