Amidst all the moments in motherhood of wonder and questioning, there are occasionally moments that make all the self doubt and stress worth it. Just this morning we had such a moment. As usual, I got up and got myself ready, followed by getting my three wonderful children ready. Well, I guess it is really only one and a half since Eliza gets herself dressed and Kilee only needs a little help getting the back of her pants up over her diaper. Caidin still needs me though!!
Anyway, back to our moment...we ate breakfast, and then I started to empty the dishwasher. Kilee comes up and starts helping me...she is such an awesome helper. She is able to put away the cutting boards, wooden spoons, a little saucepan, and a small glass bowl. It makes me smile to see how eager she is to help me out!! I tell her how much I love having her help me, and then Eliza comes running out of their bedroom and tells me she wants to help too!!! WOW!!! So, I rinse the breakfast dishes and hand them to Eliza and Kilee and they help me load the dishwasher. They actually started arguing over who got the next dish!!
I am so grateful for my wonderful children!! I have many moments where I question if what I am doing as their mother is working, I question if they are learning anything when I try to teach them and they seem to not be listening...but I must say the moments like the one this morning outweigh the unsure, and it all seems brighter! I am grateful to my Heavenly Father for sending me such sweet spirits to love while on this Earth. I love being a mother, though some days I think I am going insane... it is the best job in the world!! Thank goodness for those moments that are worth waiting for!
2 comments:
Isn't it great when they want to help! There will come a day when they won't be so eager, but I'm sure they will still want to help because they love their momma! It is so fun. Xander helps me with the dishes too. He also likes to "help" me vacuum!
Moments of joy!
These moments ARE the BEST! So great!
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