MY LOVE AFFAIR, MY KIDS
We have a love affair with our kids. We wake up in the morning looking forward to doing life with them.
It is morning time. Soon, our middle girl who always wakes up earlier than her sisters will be up. Once she wakes up, she comes straight into our bedroom to find us. She smiles – her smile is the cutest. She gives us a warm hug and starts a conversation. We always tell her to go back and read her Bible and pray which she does then comes back right after to spend more time with us.
Our oldest and youngest wake up almost at the same time. Our oldest takes care of the youngest like a little mom. It’s so cute how she tries to get her ready for the day sometimes.
Sometimes we do breakfast together. Sometimes, we eat separately. When we eat together, it’s just the most notable thing with us laughing and telling stories.
With our kids, we feel like a kid. We feel young, we feel silly, we laugh a lot, play a lot and we just enjoy getting into the world of these little humans.
We hear lots of “we love you”every day from their little mouths and it just blesses our soul.
Sometimes our youngest wraps her hands around our neck and let us tell you, there is nothing more comforting than tiny little hands wrapped around your neck.
They hate to see us in pain. They try to help as much as they can to make mommy feel better.
They love talking with us about the new baby we are expecting whom we call our little buddy. They have all these plans of how they will take care of the baby.
They love cooking with us and just talking about good food with us. They love to chop, saute, grill, bake just as we do. They love coming up with new recipes too. It is often interesting to listen to their recipe ideas.
We love to learn together, to discover the world together. We love to do Art, do History, learn about Ancient Egypt, do some coloring, do Math, learn new words.
We are learning so much just by being with and raising these little humans God has entrusted into our hands. And we love them – we love them much more than words will ever tell.
They are not burdens, they are blessings.
Yes, motherhood could be incredibly hard. Keeping up with laundry is not a child’s play. Keeping the house clean is not easy. Feeding little humans every. single. day. could be tasking. Teaching them, raising them, disciplining them, is not easy. But these are all doable when as a mom, we continue to lean on God’s grace every day to see us through. They are so doable when we focus on the love, the hugs, the smiles, the silly stories, the laughter, and notable playtimes we get to enjoy.
So mamas, love your kids. Squeeze their little feet, rub their cheeks, hold their hands, say “we love you” more than you could ever count. Get into their world, read their storybooks, play like a kid. Enjoy the little humans God has blessed you with because you do not have much time with them. Don’t worry so much about the mess. The mess is a part of growth.
Most importantly, teach them. Teach them the truth based on God’s word. Do you want to make a difference in your world? One great way to do that is by rightly raising the kids God has blessed you with.
