When the good is more and the bad is less, you have progress.

  Not all adventures in motherhood are fun, funny nor enjoyable. There is heartache and pain along the way. This is a good thing.
  When your children grow two sizes in one summer their little bodies hurt. Oh sure it's exciting once they are done but it's not easy getting there. Not to mention, but I will, the financial pain it causes me. Three pairs of shoes for one kid in one summer hurts.
  Along the growth journey mamas grow too. No not in height though two more inches for me would be well worth the growing pains. Ok sometimes we grow physically when we put on some "mom weight". And that growth is lame!
  No good mom growth is emotional growth because it also adds strength to our mom arsenal.
  Mine has been the lesson in forgiveness and breaking painful cycles. (You can read all about that in the "woe is me blog") So many amazing moms have been hurt and kicked when they were down... they got up. I know I did and I faltered and went down again. Today is Mother's Day and dammit I am standing. I'm standing all five feet with my shoulders back and head up.
  Tomorrow? Well tomorrow who knows, it's a mystery.
  Happy Mother's Day to all the moms standing today, and the ones that aren't you will be standing again.