Children....

God gave me 2 very strong willed girls. 

 the middle one, Sara, Is not. 

I believe God knows and gives us just what we need... 

I would have liked Him to give me only 1.... but we usually don't get what we want. Do we?

So I thought that Emily our first born was strong willed... 

which she is but, Madelyne has her beat by a mile. 

Let me give you an example of what I am now dealing with and trying to correct. 

It all started Easter Morning with her lovely Easter dress.

She had been so excited to wear this dress in the coming days before Easter. 

When Easter Sunday came and I was getting her dressed for church... 

she decided that she only wanted to wear her cupcake shirt...

I explained that we wear dresses to church and that 

this was an extra special day to look our best for Jesus.  

Apparently Maddie didn't get like my gentle way of telling her she was going to 

wear that dress.

And so it began... 

she was a grump at church... until she came home and was able to put on her cupcake shirt.

I told her that after her nap she would be getting back into her dress for pictures and to go to her

grandma's for supper. 

"Okay, Mommy"

back into the dress... struggle.

pictures outside...

hmmm. Lovely. 

(notice her crocs... I gave in to that battle...)

Onto Grandma &  Grandpa's

Notice one little curly haired girl is MIA

Oh here she is... 

Lovely.... 

 

Even Better... 

Ahh that's my girl! 

and here she is after she was allowed to change for the Easter 

Egg hunt... into the cupcake shirt....

Seriously??? 

And thus brings us to the oldest strong willed child. 

Emily. 

The child that at 10 months old one day refused to nurse...

At about 11 months old decided to begin climbing out of 

her crib... I am not even sure how I survived her as a toddler...

and here they are together... 

17 and 3... 

Lord, I know you know best. 

Boy, do I love my girls.

I love that God believed in me enough to 

give me 2 very strong willed

girls. 

I am also very thankful for the one in the middle.