Credit

I wish I could take credit. Credit for making beautiful babies. ( When someone compliments me on one of my children I am incredibly, out of this world proud... and then I say "thank you I did them all by myself" giving no credit to my husband at all) Credit for planting compassionate kids that love God. Credit for their incredibly imaginative, creative, improvising, resourceful brains. I wish I could take credit for any and all work I am proud of doing but I dont deserve the credit. God does. the plans, the reasons, the smiles, the tears, the longings & desires... the washed dishes and folded laundry... yes.... my hands did it ... but I want these hands to be seen as the hands of God. A reflection of the love and the bigger plan he has for me & my family.

I have a list.. well.................okay I have 3 lists.... 1) the list of stuff that has to get done immediatley... (housework, dinner, bathing kids, quiet a screaming baby...ha) 2) the list of stuff that has been on list #1 too long and i need to get to it soon because i keep not making time for it....(cleaning out files, organizing mail, pick up garage, before i go in it one day and never come out & quiet a screaming baby. ha.) 3) the list of stuff that i dont want to put on list #2 because it would be more scarier than what it already is... SO. this is the list of stuff that Im going to slap "long term goals" on to make me feel better about it...i want to get this list done eventually........ (okay.. just before i die).....( planting/gardening, updating albums & picture frames, organize cabinets, organize homevideos & movies... etc..) SOMEDAY.. i will get it ALL done or some done or nothing done. Regardless the outcome my intentions are good... and then the phrase "the road to hell is paved with good intentions" comes to mind.......God knows my heart, he knows my intentions, and he makes my hands capable of things I know I could never accomplish by myself. I take no credit. Enthusiastic to serve and happy & humbled be creditless.....