(I took this picture the other night when I was working hard to get those patterns finished. My two babies had fallen asleep on me and I was working one handed at my desk.)
I heard someone say once, when I was a very new mama, "Do you know what your kids think when they get up in the morning? They think that mama is the one that got up and turned the sunshine on for them." That makes me smile every time I think about it. I have the best job in the world! I get to be mama to these four little souls that God has blessed me with! I'm the one they want when they are tired, hurt, hungry, or sick. They think that I turn the sunshine on for them. This is the most important thing that I will do in my lifetime. Mama is who I was meant to be. I guess I'm just sharing this tonight because lately when I am in public people talk to me like being a mother of four (and adopting) sounds like such a burden. I think that more than anything they say these things out of habit, like it's common belief that children are a burden and if you have more than two the others are seen as accidents. Maybe if enough mamas would talk about how much they enjoy motherhood we could change the common belief...it's just a thought. What if people talked about children like they are blessings whether you have 1 or 14? What if that belief trickled down the generations of our families and children grew up feeling like they were blessings? This has just been a nagging question in my mind lately. Thanks for letting me share friends. :) xo, Sam
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Its refreshing to hear a positive spin instead of negative ones or what do you do all day...watch tv.
good lord who do they think cleans, does the laundry and cooks....things I take pride with a few dust bunnies in the corners...no one likes a perfectionist!
And of course, i understand that. We dont want any of our children to feel less important in any way but then we have to think that in LIFE there will be times were they will be less important to others and how would they cope with it makes me wonder and doubt what is best. I am not going to say that being a mom of 3 children under 4 at age 26 with no family around is easy, BUT... Ohhh my life will make no sense if i didn't have those little ones to make my days more interesting.
BTW... Is that Molly or Maddie?
Thumbsucker? or my eyes are seeing wrong?
if yes, i would like to know how do you think that is going?
Catalina my 5 mo baby girl is a thumbsucker since age 1 month and i am dreading the day i have to talk her out of it because her habit is causing problems.
God bless and keep enjoying those precious bundles!
Michelle