Once Upon A Time.. Our Life as A Fairytale

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Posted by: VIP Guest Blogger Tags: Blissdom Blogger Contest, live life to the fullest Posted date: January 5, 2010 | 59 Comments

Once upon a time, in a faraway land… just about anything could happen. I could find a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow or be the adored queen in a grand kingdom. I could marry the perfect prince and raise the most well-behaved, loving children in all the world! This is not a faraway land, however, and though it rains quite consistently here, I have yet to find a rainbow yielding a pot of gold! While my heart’s prayer is that my friends and family do adore me, there is certainly no kingdom full of loyal subjects. My prince, though wonderfully and completely mine, is no more perfect than I, and our offspring are a definite mix of all our imperfections. This beautifully imperfect real life fairytale is OUR LIFE and our story for the telling.

Our life is a fairytale of its own making. Most days are full of magical things like dress-up and race cars, the occasional boo-boo, and lots of snuggles and kisses. The little people in my house are excellent at making messes and keeping the excitement going. Thankfully their queen is just as talented at cleaning up and calming the masses (or is that taming the messes?). We love our adventures together as a family, whether it’s a family vacation to Disney, a day out at the mall, or a pizza-and-a-movie night at home. One will never find perfection under our roof, but there is more than enough love, action, and adventure to go around. Living life to the fullest does not always have to mean grand adventures or daring stunts. For us it simply means counting each day as the blessing it is and reveling in the togetherness, the grandness, we find in every single moment we have as a family. We have survived our own pitfalls and slain a few dragons in our time. Each day and the adventures it holds is just as important and valuable as the day before, or the day that follows. My pot of gold is the treasure I have found in being a wife and mother. As long as my family feels the same way about me, then we have lived well. Our story is what we make it, and there will be a happy ending as long as we are together!

Post by Mandy Roberson. Mandy is a mother of three, wife to her Hero, and she when she isn’t blogging at Pennies and Blessings, she is making hairbows, taking photos, reading Bible, and keeping busy with her adorable family and home. In her own words “God has entrusted me with many blessings and a bit fewer pennies, and I’m trying to do the best I can with both!” You can learn more about her in her post The Need and A New Direction.You can find Mandy at Twitter @PennyBlessings

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59 Comments for Once Upon A Time.. Our Life as A Fairytale

Valerie

Awesome post, Mandy! I’m loving your blog too!

Desiree

Love, love, love the post! You are such an inspiration to me and have been for several years. I miss you guys a lot!

Melanie Bishop

Great!! Beautiful Story!!

Phyllis Slaten

Loved it, girl! Always knew you had a flair for writing. Glad you’re able to put
all the events of the last year or so into perspective. Miss you. love, mom

Lisa B @ simply His

Hey Mandy!

Wonderful post and insight! I hope you win a ticket to make things easier on the costs! Looking forward to rooming with you :)

April

This is so inspirational! Really reminded me of the important things in life. :)

Myra

Mandy, y’all have had a bumpy ride, but I’m thankful that God is making everything beautiful in his time. :) Blessings to you as you find your way in His way!!

Kari

Awww… awesome post sis! You guys have been through so much together, and this story has such a great view of your life through those struggles. Love ya! :)

Katja

I’m a moron Mandy, sorry… I totally mixed you with the guest poster of tomorrow.. her kids names are almost the same as mine. Was just so excited to see someone with same names.. :P

Mandy

Thank you, Ladies! This was a work of “heart”. Our family has had a bumpy ride for the past couple years, and we are learning that happiness is a state of mind, more than a location or a situation.

Katja, what are your children’s names? We have Trey, Ashlyn, and Cayden. :)

Pam Waters

Love it girl!

Charissa @ MiMi's Babies

Love your post. The picture of your family is so sweet! Life is all about what we make it and not how much money we have. You bring a great perspective to the blog world.

Jenni

Love ya Mandy :) Great job!

Katja

I love it too… and totally agree!! Living life to the fullest doesn’t really have anything to do with money!! I love your view of life, and I love how our kids’ names are almost the same :)

Trisha

Loved it! You write so well! :)

Alyssa @ Keeping the Kingdom First

Mandy, I love that you have found your “treasure”. Your modern-day fairytale may not be the kind we dream of as young girls, but it is still every bit as special. Good for you!

Jennifer

Didn’t know you were into all this, lady! I’m truly impressed and you really inspired me to take another look at my goals for this year…….and try to count more of the blessings………

Shawn Edmiston

Wow Mandy!
You sure have come a long way from the young mother who I was blessed to have as my daughter’s babysitter many moons ago! This is a great piece! Thanks for sharing it.

Erica Mueller

Mandy, this is beautiful!! I love this:

Living life to the fullest does not always have to mean grand adventures or daring stunts. For us it simply means counting each day as the blessing it is and reveling in the togetherness, the grandness, we find in every single moment we have as a family.

Raising kids is certainly an adventure all it’s own, and marriage is another! These are the lifelong adventures! :-)