Life lessons

           I took this picture one morning on our way to school.  This makes me think about many things about life. My first thought is how much I love that my boys work together.  I really love how my oldest is always willing to teach or help his younger brothers.  My second son looks up to his big brother in many ways.  He often gets frustrated because his older brother is telling him what to do or how to do.  Then I think he's got me and my husband (dad) and his big brother telling him what to do and how to do it.  I realize how hard it is for me to let go from a mom's perspective and sometimes don't realize how hard it is to let go from the big brother perspective.  We've instilled in our oldest that he's the role model to his younger brothers and that he needs to help and lead by example.  I wouldn't change that but sometimes I think that's an awful lot of responsibility on such a young man.  He seems to handle it well and thrives on taking charge.  That being said I really enjoy watching them work together whether it's on the farm, schoolwork, or pumping gas.  My second thought when looking at this picture is how many things I want to teach them about life.  My goal as their parent is to teach them to be self sufficient productive citizens of society.  I believe this process, and yes it's a process over many years, starts early in life.  I'm working on my list of things to teach my children.  After all I won't be here forever to teach them or guide them in the right direction.  What's the story about the season's of life...a season to be born, to live, to reproduce, to die.  We have to accept the season's as they come and embrace them as they change.  Because after all change will happen....Nothing stays the same forever!  With that thought I want to enjoy, embrace, love every stage of this life & raising my house full of testosterone filled boys!  My third thought is wow how time flies!  It really does seem like yesterday they were just born.  I remember as a young kid, older people saying how fast time flies, now I see.  Can I just say how much I wish I'd pay attention!  Well as my dad always says, "The only easy day was yesterday"!  So with that thought I try to wake up each morning with the I'm ready to kick a$$ attitude.  Hopefully you can find your attitude!