Since I haven't had a lot of energy to write a whole blog post (and since not a lot has been happening besides snow, snow and MORE snow), I thought I'd just share some "little moments" with you that mean a lot to me.
Moments that aggravate you until something happens that has your heart melting like...
...hearing William get into the trash bin after you've already told him not to touch it several times, and then walking in to finding him looking at you innocently with an orange rind half in his mouth.
...him fussing in his high chair during breakfast and when you turn to tell him to stop, he gives you the biggest, cheesiest grin.
Those precious moments like...
...when it's been too quiet and you expect to walk into the room to find him into something he shouldn't be into, only to find him sitting quietly, flipping through his picture books.
...hearing him wake up in the morning and walking in to finding him standing there with the biggest smile on his face, just because you walked in the room.
Those moments when you really shouldn't laugh but just can't help it like...
...when you tell him no firmly, and as if you've broken his heart, he sticks that big, fat lip out and gives you the look like, "how could you be so insensitive, Mummy??"
...when he's trying to grab at your drink, you tell him no, and he pulls his hand back and shakes his head confirming the "no," and then as soon as you look away, he goes to touch it again. When you look back, he pauses, hand mid-air, shrugs and says "waa?" (yes, that did actually happen :P)
William has had a cold this week and has been crabby and not sleeping well (which means Mommy is in a similar state), but through those times when I just don't feel like "playing house" anymore, I have one of these little moments which remind me how much I love this stage of life.
I have so many blessings in my life and they always outweigh the tough times. In fact, many of those "tough times" are blessings, since those are what will mold me into a stronger wife and mother, and push me along the path to Heaven. For what servant is greater than his master, and as Christ, our Lord and King, had His cross to carry, so we have ours.
I'm reading a wonderful book
A Mother's Rule of Life: How to Bring Order to Your Home and Peace to Your Soul by Holly Pierlot. In it, she shares how she as a wife and mother, brought order into her hectic life by scheduling out her time according to the priorities of a Catholic mother which can be remembered by the 5 "P"s: Prayer, Person, Partner, Parent, and Provider. My sister over at Little Family Blessings gives a good overview of the book
here which all Mummies out there should check out. I've already begun to make changes in my life that have helped immensely both in my household duties and my spiritual life. If you don't have a copy, get one!
(Update: 2/24/15
Having recommended this book so highly, I feel obliged to let anyone who has gotten this book on my recommendation know that I've come across a pretty substantial error. Next time I need to make sure I've already read the book fully before I go recommending it. In the third of the five priorities, Partner, she mentions that the first purpose of marriage is for "the development of a deep and personal relationship between the spouses, reflecting the special grace of unity shared by married couples." Later on in her chapter on the fourth priority, Parent, she states the second purpose of marriage is for the procreation of children. Though this is something that is most often taught to couples undergoing marriage preparation today by modern priests (it was taught to us), this is NOT the traditional teaching of the Church nor my belief. I believe that the author may have meant to say that your spouse is the first priority in marriage, not the first purpose of marriage. This makes sense when you think that if the two of you aren't united solidly with Christ as your foundation, the family life and souls of your children are in possible danger. You must make time to work on your relationship and not let your children be the reason you never talk or pray together. But the primary purpose of marriage is for the procreation and education of children as has been taught by the Church up until more recently. So far most of the things written in the book are in line with traditional teachings of the Catholic Church, but I did want to make anyone else who may read it on my recommendation aware that that is in there and I do not support that belief. Despite that, I have learned a lot from this book and still believe it has a lot to offer mothers who are looking to order their life, and discover how to live up to the fullest potential of their vocation. But please, proceed with caution and be aware that some of the things she says are tainted by modern, erroneous teaching.)
That's all for now...must get back to the little one.
My "little blessing" :)
~Lindsay
