One day....

it will all make sense.

What will make sense you ask?

***

This great adventure,

this thrill ride called raising boys!

***

Everyday, at some point, I sit and wind up asking myself

what God was thinking when he made boys!

Lord knows,

I wouldn't know what to do without them,

they know how to wrap their little hands around my heart,

and me around their finger!

However, God certainly intended raising boys to be

and great adventure into the unknown,

that's for sure,

and the more you raise...

the crazier the adventure becomes!

***

As I sit here typing,

I am made to also be a referee

of three boys who insist of having

a nightly ritual of

running through the living room playing football.

That's not so bad some might say...

Unless you're the someone

sitting here trying to keep peace.

***

First,

we have Conner,

who has recently decided

to learn the art of trash-talking.

If I hear the words,

"You're going down, Mister!",

one more time!....

After the 10,000th time,

the words kind of lose their humor.

***

Then, there's the phrase...

"You cheated!"

I am raising quite a

competitive bunch of boys here,

let me tell you.

***

About the time you get that

controversy settled

you will, for sure, have Blake

momentarily forget the speech or

the butt whooping he got last night

due to the fact that

he has clotheslined his brother.......

once again,

in the midst of one of his great tackles.

***

Is clotheslining someone allowed in the NFL?

Well, it's certainly NOT allowed here!

***

Lastly, there's Carson, the baby,

trying to hold his own.

He does pretty well,

Blake is much gentler with him

than he is with Conner.

Things go well,

until Conner decides to try out

Blake's clothesline technique on Carson...

sending Carson reeling...then squealing!

It is then certainly time

for a Momma time-out!

***

Ok, God, I've had a lightbulb moment,

I think I get it.

The reason for this adventure thrill ride...that is.

***

You made them rough and tough,

because they will one day

have a family to support

and work hard for.

So, for now, they destroy everything in their path,

and have me going gray with worry

and broke with band-aids...

However, it's what they do now

that will make them

good, strong men later.

Sometimes I allow myself to think,

it's what they do now, God,

that gives You your daily dose of laughter...

You must have the Conwell comedy hour

scheduled from 6:00-7:00 everynight.`

***

Regardless,

of the craziness that sometimes insues

or the ups and downs of this rollercoaster ride

you've put me on known as raising boys...

thank you God...

it is certainly the adventure of a lifetime!