Feeling very blessed!!!

So this morning Parker just couldn't wait for Jackson to get up. She had stayed up late to practice (over and over again) 'Happy Birthday to You" on the piano. After listening to it twice he replied "Parker that's so beautiful". Everybody has just been so excited for both he and Ella's birthday this month. Whether it be making each other cards or wrapping up small toys, they wanted to make the day special for their sibling.
Now, I can't say we don't have our fair share of bickering, but the acts of kindness and joyous laughter shared with one another are beginning to out number the trying times.
People often express their disbelief that I enjoy my five kiddos but I can honestly say that on most days there is nowhere I'd rather be than in their company. I love my time with them. Besides the feeling of being truly loved, I love the fact that I get to experience childhood again. People tend not to be so judgemental of a thirty-something year old running and squelling in the front yard when she is chasing one of her kiddos around and dancing in the rain gets far less stares when your holding hands with a four year old.
I also have gained a lot of clarity on the admonition of Christ to 'become as a little child' by having five children in my home. If my intentions could be as pure as Ella's, my heart be as loving as Parker's, my willingness to obey like Jackson's, my faith be as strong as Ash's and if I could take on Beck's joy, I would surely be welcomed back to live with my Father in Heaven.
So when I says to each of my kids on their birthday this is one of the best days of my life or this is the day 6 years ago your mom became a little bit better of a person, I truly mean it. That my Father in Heaven trusted me enough to send five beautiful spirits into my home is truly a blessing. I feel of His love daily as a raise my kids. I thank Him for giving me this opprotunity to learn the importance of becoming as a little child. We as mother's raise our children and try to teach them wrong from right but if we are teachable and humble, we find that they also teach us.