Worth The Journey

My husband's out of town a lot, but sometimes we get to go with him. A.k.a: he drops us off for a few hours and we look around until he picks us up. And did I mention I have six kids under nine? Talk about excitement!

Yeah, the kids get tired, there are poopy diapers, and now and then someone gets lost - sometimes it's me that's lost.

It's challenging, crazy, and stressful, but so worth it. My older kids learn to help the younger kids and we get to see new places, create memories, and find out what we're really made of. 

Sure it's difficult. But would I change it? Not for a second! Sometimes in life we want to take the easy route, or get the most we can for minimal effort. But I've come to realize that anything worth doing takes effort. Nothing is easy. At least nothing worthwhile.

And sometimes that's what makes it worth our time: the challenge, the hard work, the struggle. That's what creates the memories, the love. That's what makes our journey worth it.