Blessed

Every day that we are given is a gift. I woke up this morning and the first thing I saw was my two year old daughter who was lifting my eyelid to tell me to wake up. This is a common wakeup call in my house. She comes up beside my bed and lifts my eyelid and says wake up mama.

These little joys, little moments are when we truly realize that life is a gift. Our life is a gift and the life we give to others is a gift. I have brought three beautiful children into the world and they are amazingly wonderful. They drive me crazy on most days but I wouldn’t have it any other way. With them at ages six four and two it would only make sense that mama bear would get a little grizzly every now and then.

As I watch them grow I see what a gift it is to me that I have these children in my life. I have given myself the gift of motherhood. God has given me the gift of motherhood. Together we have given the world three more wonderful gifts to the world.

I have no idea what my children are going to grow up to be or where they will go in their lives. Will they be doctors, lawyers, rock stars? Will they be artists, writers, chefs? There is no telling what they have in store for their futures but I’m going to watch them as they grow and help them along the way. I’ll support them with their choices and guide them along the way.

I’m going to be their mother, their friend, their guide post, and their sounding board. As a mother I get to wear many different hats, and a bag and shoes to match. Sometimes I have to be the mom, other times I get to be the friend. I have to be a chauffeur and a nurse. I have to be a counselor and body guard. I have to referee and be a maid. Each of these jobs comes with their own stress and their own reward, but I wouldn’t change my position in for the world. I don’t get paid in money but the pay I receive is worth much more than any currency in the world.

I will live every day I am given as if it is the gift that it is. I will thank God for one more day with my family and I will know that no matter what else happens I am truly BLESSED!