Post-it Notes!

I recently became a stay at home mom, not by my plan, but God's. Sometimes God's plan is way bigger than mine. A friend told me the other day she wished God would just leave little post it notes everywhere telling her of the future or what will happen next. I love my little Cara, who is now 10 months old (our 3rd child, by surprise), but only if God would have left me that Post-it note of how she would change our lives. My husband and I struggled for 8 1/2 years with infertility then to blessed with 3 beautiful children. Caleb Matthew is 6 and will be in the first grade, Cailyn Marie is 3 and will go to preschool soon, and 10 month old Cara Madolyn. As I reflect back on those 8 1/2 years of pain and struggles of so desperately wanting a child that we thought we would never have. I am amazed at how God can bless me far beyond what I could ever imagine. He definitely knew what he was doing all along, and still does. He knew the next 8 years of our lives would be so busy that the 8 1/2 years my husband and I had together preparing for them would strengthen our marriage. Many nights when I climb into bed, well after the last load of laundry is folded and the dishes are done, he gives me a hug & kiss knowing that I am the mom of his 3 children and I get to do it all again tomorrow. No matter how tired or worn out I am, I do what I do, because I am a busy mom of three now and I know God perfectly planned it that way. He doesn't have to leave me Post-it notes, I just have to "note" who is control of my life each day.