A Lifetime

There is something special about sleeping children. Last night I peeked in the kids rooms, just to see them sleeping. They are so beautiful & in that moment perfect. You forget that they were little monsters just a few short hours ago, testing patience you didn't even think you had! It's like looking at old pictures... They are quiet, beautiful, full of good memories and it's that moment you never want to forget and you are flooded with love all over again. Do you want to go back to that time? No, not if you fully remember it, really take the time to feel what was going on then. Life was made for moving forward, not living in the past. It was made to be a lifetime of joy & happiness, not a moment. It's the moments everyday that are special, the hug in the morning, the little hand in yours as you walk through the store, that over the years gets bigger & bigger. Yep, one day that little hand will be bigger than mine, but I am so glad that I get to be the one holding it. I love to look at pictures & remember, but if I remember hard enough I realize that I wouldn't want to go back because I would miss the now & the things to come.

I admit I was a little sad thinking that someday I won't be able to peek in on my sleeping children, once they're grown & on their own. But then I opened my bedroom door & was flooded with love all over again as I saw my husband sleeping in our bed. He's pretty amazing to watch sleeping as well, as I'm sure his mother thought at one point in time! When my children are gone, I will still have the man that helped me make such beautiful life. And I felt like the luckiest woman in the world, still do! And I might as well be honest, we're gonna have A LOT of fun when we don't have to find a babysitter anymore!!! Life was made for living, for moving on, for a lifetime of the little moments that make it amazing. And I cannot think of anything better than spending a lifetime loving my family.