Sticky Fingers and Kisses

It's been one of those mornings. No, not the bad kind. The ones where you can't help count all of the wonderful blessings in your life. Most of my blessings have come from being a wife and a mom. As Bruce is out on the job search once again, I think of my own work career. At times, when I watch us struggle, I wonder if we did the right thing in deciding to make me a stay at home mom. Then I have days like today and I remember some lessons learned.

I learned that sticky kisses from a little boy are the best form of payment. Especially when accompanied by "Love you, Mamma." I learned that the sound of a little boys laugh is far better than season tickets to the symphony. I learned that cleaning up splashes from bath time are worth it when I get to tell my husband how our little boy learned to use the rubber ducky to spray water at Mamma. I've learned that the closest I feel to heaven is when I listen to my little boy say his nightly prayers. Most of the words aren't discernible to the non-Mommy ear, but he says them with such sincerity, it makes my heart ache with the wonder of it all. I've learned that watching your child sleep seems creepy until you're a mom. For mom's, its a time at the end of the day when everything is over and you can just smile down at them and remember how very blessed you are. I learned that listening to my husband sing a song to a sleepless child makes me fall in love with him all over again. I've learned to love the sound of a little boy pretending to be a dragon and that any toy can be used to aim at something and say "Bang Bang." I learned that holding hands with my husband means a little boy wants to hold hands too. I've learned that cuddle time will always mean more to me than any job and that living frugally is hard, but worth it when I get to be home with this amazing child that Heavenly Father has blessed me with. I am so thankful for the blessing of being a mom. I am thankful for our growing family and for the new little one that will be joining us in the next month. I am so thankful that life has delivered us so many surprises and that at the end of the day, the only things that really matter are kneeling right beside me for family prayer.