Three Boys

Yesterday, I was sitting in my rocking chair with Eli watching Gabe shoot Owen with his toy shot gun. Owen was the bear and a very loud bear at that. He was growling very loud and ready to attack Gabriel. In their game, Gabe is a really good hunter and he shot Owen, Owen fell down before he could attack. I'm sitting there watching all this play thinking "what am I doing in this place surrounded by all this boy stuff? I even have a boy dog."

If you would have told me when I was in my twenties that God's plan for me would be the mother of three boys I would not have believed you. I didn't have a brother and sometimes I don't think that I understand all this boy stuff. All the wrestling, hunting, fishing, and sports. I have to admit that I do get overwhelmed by it all sometimes. None of this was part of my childhood.

Then, I started to think about my childhood and realized that I was wrong. For example, look at the picture of my 5 year old birthday party. All of the guests were boys...not one girl. Every single one of my friends when I was little were boys. I just didn't like the girls. I didn't want to play with dolls and have a tea party. I wanted to be running around outside collecting bugs and playing in the mud. This is what I loved doing. When I would go over to my sister's friend Stacie's house and everything was pink and they were playing their girl games I would feel really out of place and run outside and find my friend Chris so we could go exploring outside.

Then it hit me. God knew what my destiny was even before I was born and led me to this place my entire life. He has prepared me for this since the beginning and I'm so thankful! Not only did he prepare me when I was little he gives me everything I need today. He has given me two wonderful women that have mentored me and taught me along the way. You see, Great Grammy (Bryan's grandma) and Grammy (Bryan's mom) were both the mother of three sons and I have so much to learn from them. In that moment, I felt so much honor and thankfulness that God picked me to raise three sons as each of them did. I sat there and thought about all that was created because of their love and amazing ability to be such good mothers and only hope that I can follow in their footsteps.

In that moment, I was truly amazed that God had prepared me and given me everything that I need for this season in my life. Most days I go to bed exhausted and think that I am in way over my head. But this morning as I was rocking in my rocking chair with my three month old, watching my other two play hunting God's plan was revealed to me and it was amazing! Now, I just need to get off the computer and go be with those boys...maybe I"ll just be the bear instead of Owen!


Grammy holding little Eli. I have so much to learn from this amazing woman!



Bryan and Great Grammy. Grammy is watching over all of us from heaven and we miss her so much!



Three Dahl boys.