Being a mother is....

Being a mother is...

• fighting with your toddler to put a diaper on
• picking up the entire drawer of Tupperware about 100 times a day
• chairs laying on the floor so that the baby is safe
• garbage cans on top of counters
• missing remotes/keys/phones... found in drawers the next day
• 1,000 boogers, mostly wiped on your pant leg
• sippy cups.... oh the sippy cups, everywhere!!
• cleaning up after spilled sippy cups
• washing the floor (mostly under the highchair) at least 3/4 times a day
• packing and repacking a bag for every adventure outside of the house
• cooking, loading the dishwasher and writing a check while the baby is on your hip (or hugging your leg)
• brushing teeth, well helping brush his... and having him help brush mine
• closing the toilet- pulling him off the toilet- taking him out of the bathroom, yet again 
• washing the diapers.... drying the diapers... putting the diapers back together again
• putting the shoes away-- "wait, when did I wear these shoes?"
• grabbing the clip to close the under the sink cupboards for the 20th time in a day
• cleaning up the spill
• running the bath
• fighting for jammies

 Being a mom is....

• stopping the cooking, loading and writing to have a momentary dance with the boy
• waiting to clean the toys and building blocks instead
• not folding the laundry, but instead reading that extra book
• watching him learn something new for the first time
• feeling him squeeze my neck and snuggle into my shoulder
• the 1,000's of kisses and millions of hugs
• that SMILE
• always having a walking partner
• seeing the simple things in a different light b/c of how he sees them
• singing a song
• clapping our hands
• learning a word
• that SMILE
• rocking in the chair
• playing with that ball
• smelling that flower... and maybe eating it too
• brushing cheeks
• high fives, knuckles and pointer finger tricks
• downward facing dog with a mini-me
• that SMILE
• the head down, butt up, arms tucked comfort feeling
• spending an extra 30 minutes rocking my big boy to bed because there is NO WHERE else in the entire world that I'd rather be...

Being a mother is....

• the most exciting trip of  lifetime
• the best adventure to be on
• the most raw and authentic journey to travel
• the most precious gift

Being a mother is... more than I ever expected it to be... in a million different ways. 

Luke 1:46-48
 And Mary said:
“My soul glorifies the Lord
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant.
From now on all generations will call me blessed..."