Sometimes

Sometimes you have to do things that are not fun.  Sometimes you have to make your own birthday dinner with a house full of screaming children.   Sometimes the child you hoped and prayed for does not come or dies too soon. Sometimes your husband is out of town. Sometimes kids pee on your brand new couch. Sometimes you have to put all the kids to bed by yourself. Sometimes your kid throws up on you. Sometimes you find out you have cancer on your birthday (I love you Bonnie). Sometimes your car breaks down.  Sometimes you fail your test.  Sometimes you don't get the job you really wanted.  Sometimes your spouse is in grad school for a long time.  Sometimes you move to a new place.  Sometimes your kids wake up in the middle of the night.  Sometimes you find out your child has cancer. Sometimes you are overwhelmed. Sometimes you lose your job. Sometimes kids scream. Sometimes you miss your family and friends.  Sometime you feel like a bad parent. Sometimes there is too much to do. Sometimes you lock yourself in the bathroom and cry.  Sometimes your spouse has to work late.  Sometimes things don't work out. Sometimes you are sick. Sometimes you are depressed.  Sometimes you are tired. Sometimes life is hard.

Here's to all of you who keep your chin up, who keep moving forward, who keep a positive attitude, who throw in everything you have. Thank you. Thank you for your example of hope and faith, for pushing through your sometimes. I look up to you my dear friends.  Here is to better days ahead.