Self- reflection as a mother

Last week since Grant started school I have had things going in my head. I kind of felt like sometimes I took things for granted when I had him around for 24/7. Now that he is in school for most of the day, I've been missing him and feel like there are a lot of things I can do better as a mother to have a lasting impact in my children's lives. I know Grant's growing up and he's only little once. Someday I won't have another chance to tell stories, I won't have another chance to watch him in a school play or at church singing or even watch him run around roaring like a dinosaur or pretending to be a super hero. So I just need to enjoy it while it lasts. I know sometimes as mothers we feel like this:

But at the end of the day, kids make us more beautiful than anything that the world can provide because they are our personal angels that God sent to love, teach and keep. So this month, I made it a goal to spend quality time with my kids and enjoy them more even if they are my little monsters at times and raise them with love, patience and respect and most importantly raise them in the Lord's way. I ask Heavenly Father to give me the wisdom to guide my children's feet so that someday they’ll be able to walk on their own, righteously, in his ways. To help me be patient and give me a gentle hand to mold them into better people, I pray that I'll be a good teacher and an even better example, so someday I can feel good about the job well done as a parent. Recently, I've been reviewing my standings as a mother with this quote by President Monson--"As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, 'I want to follow my dad,' or 'I want to be like my mother'?" I'm glad to be a mom to these two wonderful kids

and love them with every bit of my heart!