Motherhood Joys

I take comfort in the little things in life that make living special. I have been blessed to share my time on earth with a wonderful man. He is very thoughtful, kind, honest and loving. We have been blessed with two children. These three special people give me so much each and every day. I love them so very much! I truly cherish their little acts of kindness or closeness, such as:

Recently our son started offering to dry dishes. He is five. It is a joy to stand next to each other and talk. We talk and laugh. He shows me how dry he gets the dishes and I have to touch them. He demonstrates his drying techniques for drying various items. Dish time could not get any better than this!

Our daughter has started vacuuming. She doesn’t just vacuum. She has to put her apron on from a past Halloween costume before she begins. She does a good job. She takes her time and vacuums slowly. And then she dusts. I hate to dust so I gladly let her roam the house dusting. She is my real Cinderalla – beautiful and smiling as she works and assists me.

Another job or two that our son helps with is our fireplace. He will carry the wood upstairs to fill the holder. He tells me how strong he is and shows me how much wood he has carried. I am aware of the numerous trips as I watch him go up and down the stairs. The next day, he cleans the fireplace. He tells me how he does it, slowly to avoid dust and he looks for red coals. Red coals mean the wood is still hot and he has to be very careful. He certainly has listened to his fathers’ instructions. And I have to admit, he is the most handsome chimney sweep!

Years ago I started setting our table with tablecloths, our nice dishes and glasses. The table setting most likely occurred because of a holiday or our anniversary. Since then, it is very common for me to come home and find the table set “fancy”. They work hard to set the table and love surprising me. What a way to end a day, good or bad, at the office.

I’m anticipating summer “joys”. Time spent outside in the yard, fishing in one of our two ponds. Farming our piglets. Conversations. Walks and hikes and bike rides. Wild flowers sitting in a jar on the table for dinner. Excited shouts because they found a frog, salamander or snake. The first time they realize the hummingbirds are back. Together time. Precious family time.

There is nothing like motherhood and the joys that it brings to one’s life! Thank you Lord for blessing me.