*Hearing "I love you Mommy." for the first time *Little boy hugs & kisses *Three brothers being kind to each other (at least some of the time!) *Giggling gaggles of little guys *Mark reading stories to Nathan *Listening to my children talk to God at bed time *Seeing my five year old just being a little boy
Things that make me sad:
*Seeing glimpses of pain in my five year old *Knowing there are so many children around the world who are still asking God for a Mommy & a Daddy
A friend of mine wrote in her blog recently about how everywhere she looks online, there are pictures of beautiful homes, lovely professionally decorated rooms, even super organized & stream-lined refrigerators. Ahhh perfection! She took a picture of her "normal" looking fridge (ie: slightly messy) in response. Her idea has resonated with me! It's not that I don't like beauty &/or organization, because I do. It's wonderful! It's just that I am rarely attaining it in my home these days & I am mostly OK with that. So, I am going to post a picture of a NOT perfect area in my home. I might even start posting one weekly! ;) Yeah, this is it...my not organized or attractive dining room table. This is how it looks after breakfast & home school duty.
Nathan got hurt today while he was playing & he was really crying hard. I sat down next to him & snuggled him up in my arms. He stopped crying right away. This immediate response has never happened before! It's a big deal!
Also, right out of the blue this morning he looked at me and said, "I like you." :) Awwwwwwwwwwwwww...this Mom's heart is all mushy on the inside! I just love... well ... love!
Luke & Nathan had never gone hiking before, or at least they had never done anything that was called a "hike". I explained that we would take a long walk in the woods.
They asked, "Why?"
I assured them it would be fun but I think they were sceptical. They did have fun though! We all love hiking now!
I am a Christian woman, a wife & a Mom. I adore my fantastic husband of 14 years & am crazy about my three sons. As of September 2009, we are officially a family of five, after we adopted our two youngest sons from Ghana.