Tired and Teething

So, the past couple of days have been reeeeallly hard.

I haven't gotten anything done that I need to do to get ready for finals.

I have a final on Tuesday that I haven't been able to study for
and I literally have no idea what will be on it!

I have gotten maybe 2 hours of decent sleep in the past two days.

My house is a disaster.

Can you tell I'm a little stressed...and tired?
I am.

Part of why I haven't been able to get anything done or get any sleep
is because Kaiya has just started teething.

Poor thing.

Just yesterday she started to get sick and drool everywhere
and today she has been miserable most of the day.
She just wants to snuggle up to mommy,
which is something I absolutely love,
but it makes it difficult to study for finals or clean my house
or eat or anything really.

Sometimes, being a mom is really hard and really exhausting.
It's on these difficult days that I like to watch this and this.

These videos remind me why I chose to have a family and be a mother.
I love being a mommy.
Even though it is difficult at times, it brings me so much joy
and is so rewarding.

Life is hard, but God is good and helps me through these times.

A Heart Full of Gratitude

Sometimes life can be pretty challenging, y'know?
 Sometimes I feel so overwhelmed...

 being a mom
 a student
a wife
 etc.

...and I feel I will never be able to get everything done that I need or want to get done.
There are just never enough minutes in the day.

Despite the challenges that life brings me, I know that someone is looking out for me.
I know that God is looking out for me.

He knows me.
He knows my name.
He knows my heartaches,
My stresses,
My desires.

I'm pretty sure He knows me better than I know myself.
I know this because He continues to place people into my life who help make my burdens lighter.
Right now, those people are my friends who sacrifice their time and energy to take care of Kaiya while Joshua and I work and go to school.
I cannot thank them enough for their willingness to help.
I truly feel blessed to have these people in my life.

Plus, who wouldn't want to play with this cutie patootie?!

And there are so many more people who make my life
sweeter and more meaningful than I could ever hope for.

Who are you especially grateful for in your life right now?

Love,
JaM