ever since i had the courage to leave the house with both brekken and hudson in tow i have noticed how helpful and generous strangers are to a mom with her children. i feel like i haven’t had to open a door or pick up a fallen mitten since that day. everyone (but mostly moms who remember the days of running errands with small children) wants to help in some small way to make my day a little easier.
i had the smart…ok not so smart…idea of running to the grocery store last week when it was barely above zero outside with both kids. i put brekken in a sling while still sitting in the car so he wouldn’t have to be out in the cold. after struggling for a good 10 minutes to accomplish this task i exited the car thinking the rest would be much easier. i then proceeded to get hudson out of the car asked him to “hustle” to the nearest cart in the parking lot to get him in the seat. once i got to the cart i realized this next task was about as difficult as getting brekken in the sling since i was trying to carry too many things. i was seconds away from a breakdown thinking we should just get back in the car and go home when a fellow mom came to my rescue. i’m pretty sure she had been watching me struggle for a little while trying to decide if she should step in. she asked politely if she could help me get hudson into the cart. for a brief moment i almost said no because i wanted to prove that i was supermom. i asked my pride to step aside and cried yes please!! she picked up hudson got him in the cart, buckled him up, told me she has 2 boys that are all grown up now and remembers “these days”, and asked if i needed anymore help to get inside. i thanked her with all my heart and ran in the store to keep us all from freezing. as a i did my shopping i reflected on how God did not design parenting to be done perfectly and definitely not alone. He gives me grace everyday to love and parent these precious souls. i just need to ask “supermom” to step aside and receive His blessings. 
it'z a brand new day 