Thursday Motherhood Moment

Motherhood Moments

Precious moments. We’ve all had them—those moments that make your heart catch every time you remember them. No matter how often you revisit them, they never get stale or lose their power. Tender or funny, poignant or inspiring, they fortify us against toddler tantrums and pubescent (and pre-school) power struggles.

Leave a comment sharing your moment—or, if you’re feeling ambitious enough to write a whole post (or want to link from your own blog), email me and I’ll use your story as the moment of the day.

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Today I’m going to offer a visual reflection on the best time of the day. That time when everything grows quiet, and Mommy gets a chance to rest, or to work, without being interrupted every three minutes by someone’s wordless (or wordy) plea for attention. (Unlike right now…two hours into drafting this very simple blog post!) These quiet times are a blessing…especially when they’re unexpected:

Alex sleeping in chair
No, I don't need a nap, I'm a big boy!

…when the peace of it brings peace to Mom’s harried, overcommitted soul…

Nicholas in crib

…and when it’s just plan cute!

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Oh…don’t you just envy that relaxation?