There are moments in motherhood where I want to jump up and down… call upon The Almighty and yell from the top of my lungs,
STOP STOP STOP.
STOP IT.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE TIME STOP FOREVER RIGHT HERE!
This morning I dropped Lucy off at school. And as she always does, she tarries. Instead of walking towards the school doors… she faces the car. She blows kisses, and waits for me to catch her kisses and put them in my heart… She stands waiting for me to blow kisses so she can catch mine and put them in hers…
She is a vision to me… blowing kisses, catching them, putting them in her heart… all while standing there in her pink puffy coat.
I hate driving away. THOSE are the moments I want to steal… the moments I want roll around and get sticky in. Sticky for life, with that stuff.
I swear, the drive to school in the mornings seem to be the richest… Just the other day my middle daughter mentioned something about her teacher. My youngest (the kiss blower) added to the conversation:
Oh! I know her!
She’s nice.
And pretty.
As pretty as mom.
Bless that little bug. As if kisses weren’t enough.
That same night, I got a little busy making dinner, tried to help Olivia with her homework, worked on cleaning dishes in order to FINISH cooking, etc. and all that fun.
I felt like I was a pinball in a world pinball tournament vying for the title.
Lucy yelled, “I NEED HELP WITH MY HOMEWORK MOOOOOOOOOOOM!”
I stopped, threw my hands up and said/barked, “I am cooking dinner AND helping Olivia… You need to wait!”
Without skipping a beat she teased, “You mean you don’t have THREE hands?!” Then she covered her mouth and giggled.
(Do you see that pink puffy coat? Half-on, half-off… It is usually half-off/half-on… as are her shoes.)
As we start a new year, I want to be even more aware of the blessing of the relationships in my life… spouse, children, friends… neighbors in my community.
How about you? Who in your life is the person who wears a pink puffy coat and touches your heart? Take a moment today to tell someone they are important and matter to YOU…
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