Joy Pie: Savoring the Moments of my Child
Joy doesn’t come easy for a lot of people, me included. I have to remind myself to look for the joy in my life, in a particular moment, in an experience. It is an actual act I have keep reminding myself to participate in. I am getting pretty good at it though. At least once a day I stop and smell the roses, so to speak.
Today in particular I had a wonderful moment with Hannah. She was asleep of course. She had fallen asleep in my lap, like she so often does, and she was just magical, laying their in my arms. Her hair was fanned out around her face. Her arms were bent up above her head. Her eye lashes were resting on her cheeks (they are so long and thick). Her mouth wasn’t moving (for a change) and her breathing was deep and peaceful. She just looked like heaven in my arms.
I sat there just looking at her for the longest time. I didn’t want this to end. As crazy as she makes me feel (and she would say to me, your crazy bananas momma), in this moment, in my arms, she was the most steadying thing in my world. I am anchored to this little girl and I happily toss myself into her every day. Parenting is some crazy poop some days. It is up and down and then sideways just for kicks. But, at night, when the house is quiet and those children are at peace (for just a moment or two), all is right in the world and I have found the biggest piece of joy pie the world has to offer.
Heather is a 33 year old SAHM to 2 vivacious daughters. She loves to share all of her life, the good, the bad and sometimes even the ugly through my blog Mommy Musings.
