Attitude.

“The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, the education, the money, than circumstances, than failure, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change our past... we cannot change the fact that people will act in a certain way. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes.”

I absolutely love that quote. Something very similiar used to hang on my refridgerator during my high school years and I think I am going to print this one out and hang it on my refridgerator to help me through these mommy years..

So it's no secret that being a military spouse and living a country away from family is anything but easy. I think I have done exceptionally well but it is still very hard at times and I think it plays a huge role in my attitude and the way I view my life. In the past week I have had a real eye opener: I am a very lucky mom! Yes, I may have some very active boys but that's who they are and I should never look down upon that. If I recall correctly I was an extrememly active little one myself (Shea, you can second that). My boys are happy and healthy! They each sleep 11-12 straight through the night (with the exception of Tyler waking up usually once to wee-wee) and Dylan still takes 1 or 2 naps a day (3-4 hours total). Sure, Tyler wakes up before the roosters but there is nothing I can do about that so I need to accept it.

I love my children and I love my life. The end.