One of the neatest things with all three of my children, is being able to see and experience their differing personalities everyday!! If any of you reading this have more than one child, you know EXACTLY what I mean! One child is a poster child, the next is the goofiest, then the next is just silly! Don't get me wrong, I have plenty of those fighting moments between my three children... You know the ones, "Mommy he's bugging me!" "Mommy, he's being mean!" "No, mommy, he's being mean!" "Mommy, she's looking at me!" "Mommy, he's touching me!" Yes, I have plenty of those moments in my house, those are the humbling moments!! But, the times when I look at each of my children and see the God-given traits that make each one of my children unique are the times that I just smile with a blessed heart.
My oldest, Payton, is very serious, extremely organized and loves to stay on top of everything. A standard picture of him is typically just a simple smile with a straight head...very streamlined! My second, Landon, is the goofy one! He loves to be silly and make others laugh and smile. He is SO caring and wears his heart on his sleeve. A standard picture of him is typically...oh wait, there is no standard picture of him, haha. I have to try to get a streamlined one, but they usually end up with a silly face, head tilted and hands doing..."something"! haha, definitely two different personalities! Both boys love to help Dan outside and our neighbors when they can! They love serving others and I see their faith many, many times throughout the day. 
My third, Elli, is just plain silly!! From the day she was born she has completely had her own sense of style! When she was younger, I use to think she had to wear certain clothes, everything had to be matchy-matchy (you know...matching pants, socks, shoes, shirt, bow...everything). Up until about a year ago, I started realizing that I'm making her be what society sees, rather than what she wants. Trust me, sometimes I have to put a stop to certain outfits, but for the most part she does a pretty good job in picking out clothes and dressing herself. Sometimes she asks me to do her hair a certain way, then she adds her own thing to it, etc. This is very difficult for a Type-A, very matching momma who has to have everything in it's place! But, this is one of the moments, that my child has taught me to loosen the straps and have a little fun!! Yes, we have been plenty of places in her favorite pajamas because she just couldn't part with them or have worn the same shirt for three days because (in her words, "It's my favorite!" I am like my first son, more streamlined, organized and a little more on the serious side! Then God knew I needed a little sillyness, so He gave me Dan! Dan is the goofy one who makes up his own words to songs, who usually has a silly face in his pictures, who could care less if his jeans have holes and grease stains, because that's what makes him comfortable. Our children are a reflection of who we are. Whether we are teaching them or their teaching us, a family's personality as a whole is hand-crafted by God. I'm very grateful for the sillyness in my life that shines through my husband and children and I know the seriousness is the perfect balance to the goofy ones in our home!
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