Thoughts with sick kids

To pass the time w/my sick kiddos, we've been looking at old blog posts and pictures/videos of them. I found this quote that I posted a few years ago, but I still really love it!

"I'm grateful my children demand I talk to them when I don't feel like talking, feed them when I'm not hungry, and change their diapers when I'm all dressed up and ready to go somewhere special. I don't think I'd discover the world outside my own needs without them."
"I'm grateful my children have broken nearly everything in my home and used a crayon or ink marker on the rest. They've taught me that things aren't important, but people are."
"I'm grateful my children get their pants dirty, pick their noses, burp without saying 'excuse me' and quarrel in public so I'll never be able to get too arrogant, proper, or judgmental of other people's children."
"I'm grateful my children always need new shoes, piano books, haircuts, food, and underwear. That way, I don't have to think about a new sofa. It's difficult to get wealthy and think about luxuries when you have to buy toilet paper and milk by the truckload each week."
"I'm grateful my children insist I hug, kiss, rock, or put my arms around them often. Otherwise, I think I'd forget how the sense of touch is so healing."