Maturing Mom of Many

I have renamed myself Maturing (not to be confused with Wise) Mom of Many! As an MMM I have resigned myself to several things:
I will never have fewer than five loads of laundry needing some kind of attention
I will take very few baths or showers alone
I will conduct every conversation in fragments, never concluding any topic
I will speak slightly louder than the constant roar
I will always need three carts for grocery shopping
I will never use less than three pounds of meat for any given meal
I will always find it more enjoyable shopping for kids’ clothing than my own
I will have a new ‘exercise’ routine consisting of catching, chasing, wiping, kissing and rocking
I will re-define clean as acceptably sanitary
I will never require a full night's sleep
I will never experience the wind in my face as I drive a sports car
I will always get the “Are they all yours?” glance from strangers
I will get to experience college, high school, junior high, elementary and pre-school for many years, sometimes simultaneously
I will re-define the term ‘investment’
I will always love my husband for radically obeying God
I will always have an answer for the hope that I have
I will always be grateful that God’s amazing plans trumped my own average dreams!
Connie