Motherhood. Aunthood.

I'm not really sure where this is going tonight. Whew! What a day in the land of motherhood!  Attitude. Disobedience. Whining. I had to look up some scripture on joy. The joy of motherhood was being sucked dry today. Grace. Thankful for the abundance of grace He gives when I'm struggling to provide the same for my boys. He loves. Oh how He loves. Just the perspective I needed after a long day of parenting. How often does He say the same thing about me?! Why won't you just LISTEN and DO?! Oh yes, that.

As the summer break comes to a close here in GA, the Twilleys have a few things to look forward to. Our favorite Marine returns from overseas in the next few weeks! Parker will miss 2-3 days of school for it. I consider a Marine Corps battalion homecoming quite educational! This will be the second one my boys have witnessed. I hope it helps instill love of country and an understanding of the immeasurable value of our military. The homecomings are definitely better than the send offs, which they've witnessed as well. I'm sure the memories will remain for Parker. I'm really hoping that the lovely niece is present for this homecoming! We need a few things to fall into place for that to happen. Middle of the night excitement waiting on a company of Marines to arrive should be interesting. Of course, I'll update with that!

A little reminder of their sweetness: