if you think my hands are full, you should see my heart

When the kids were young and I was out with them 

I often heard 

"Boy, you have your hands full, don't you?" 

Usually the remark was accompanied by a snicker. 

My favorite reply; 

"I figure you have to spend your life working at something

 and I can't think of anything I would rather do than be a mom." 

they aren't little any more
Jonathan, Sarah, Elizabeth, me, Deborah, Ruth, Andrew

Beth, Chloe, Hannah,
Addyston, Cristian
Mike had to work and couldn't be with us

Sarah, Kourtney,
Willow, Noell, Korah, Kaelyn

Gabriel, Deborah, David
Abigail, Selah

Benjamin, Jonathan, Jess
Addelaide

Bre, Andrew
baby bump

Kyle, Xavier, Mia Rose, Ruth

it is a rare privilege to have them all together in one place

when we are together,

make no mistake,

our hands are really full...

but our hands are not nearly as full as our hearts are