In the Rain

It has been raining a lot this weekend.  On Sunday when it started to rain,  I was sitting on the floor at my in-laws.  When my son comes and grabs my hand and says "Mom, come"  waving his hand in a come this way motion.  

He had to show me the rain.  

 It was dumping water on everything.  The sound of the rain pattering on the roof was intense. Grandma Monika and Noah were standing on the porch catching the rain in their hands.  I took off my socks and Noah followed me.  We would run out into the rain and come back to make footprints on the pavement.  Over and over again.  As Grandma watched us in our silliness. 

Noah started seeing Count Dooku in the sky and started fighting all the bad guys in the rain.  He even tried to explain what battle he was fighting as Anakin Skywalker.  I really am lucky that I have someone talented enough to save me from all these bad guys that surround our house.  

I grabbed him up off the driveway in one big swoop.  And I started singing and dancing.  Of course, the song was "Singing In the Rain"  one of my all time favorite shows and songs.  Noah laughed as he lifted his face to the sky and water dripped down his face.  My heart knew that this was something I will always remember.  We finished off the dance with a big dip.  For that is how most great dances end.  My pant legs were soaked and my hair was all wet.  But,  all was right and good with the sound of laughter from my boy.

Thank you, my son for showing me the rain.  And for knowing that I did really want to see it.

A Reed

I want to be like a reed. So that when the wind blows I go back and forth easily with each new gust of wind. I let my body and mind flow with the rhythm of world around me. I would not get flustered with a change in direction, I would flow with it. My roots would be strong and secure deep in the earth. And even as I flutter here and there, I would feel serene with each new direction.

As my days go by with lightening speed and at other moments seem to drag along. I have contemplated how easily I get agitated and thrown off kilter, Being a mother their will always be interruptions, spills, baths to give and messes to clean up. I want to be the type of mom that goes with the flow more. That clings to those precious moments when all is right and all are happy. There has to be a balance between getting all the household chores done, the other needs of the family and having fun with your children and taking quiet moments for your own sanity. I have not found that balance yet and don't know if I ever will, since children change along with their needs. I need to just be in the moment as much as possible for their childhood is just a moment

Just a Mom?

Just a mom?" There's no such thing. Motherhood isn't a second-rate occupation. It is a career that can maximize your talents and strengths to their fullest. Look past the surface of mothering - the endless tasks and frantic pace - to the incredible skills required to raise your children while nurturing your marriage. The truth is clear: You're a professional in one of the most dignified, demanding, and rewarding fields any woman can find."

Jill Savage

found on stephmodo (linked at the side) and just loved it

Random Thoughts on Motherhood

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All I ever wanted to be when I grew up

was a mommy.

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In my father's journal

There is a story about me

When I was 4, just like Noah is now

I was wearing an apron, beads. a purse and high heels

holding my favorite doll

and singing Jingle Bells in the middle of the summer.

My parents asked what I was doing

I was taking my baby to church.

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I love this story

I still take my babies to church

Now I just need a beautiful apron

Instead of a serviceable one.

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I feared my dream would not come true.

Many people told me not to hope

The Lord told me otherwise

I knew that I would be a mother

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The first moment I laid eyes on both my children 

was the most beautiful most memorable of my life. 

How lucky I am to be their mother specifically

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I am living my dream life right now

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Both of my children

have a great purpose on this earth.

Their spirits sing out to do great things

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What a huge blessing and great responsibility 

the Lord has given me

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Thanks for the loan, I will do my best

to teach and love them

all that they need