Moment

Last week I entered the dangerous territory called 'Alli's room'. With four cats living in there you can only imagine my distaste for that place right now. My nose crinkles and mouth cringes, exposing all of my deepest frown lines upon entrance. Blah!

As I entered I was followed by three curious girls, wondering what I was up to, full of enthusiastic questions about why I was risking my life in the danger zone. I looked at the three jewels of mine and took a deep breath, their sweet faces suddenly impressed upon my mind, erasing all thoughts of the lecture that was coming to Alli; about how many million pieces of papers does she possibly need to save and why does she feel the urge to shove absolutely everything, and I mean everything under the bed, or why there were candy wrappers and food distributed all over her floor.

I simply had the urge to take my chances on her bed and lie down, and enjoy, enjoy my three little girls. No lectures then, no thinking of homework assignments or the late time. No thinking of showers or un-brushed teeth, just enjoyment...and to my surprise as I let all of the things pressing on my mind just wash away....it was enjoyable.

I took the moment to enjoy their laughs, their silly faces, to enjoy their jokes and enjoy their smiles. That's what I will remember most, right? Not the sticky floors, or dirty rooms, I want to remember their joy. I want to remember their uncontrollable laughs, I want to remember those moments when they really just won't leave me alone for one minute, when they just want to be with me... I want to remember them with happiness, not with frustration.

So I took the moment to document it, so I can remember it, and so hopefully it will be a constant reminder to me of how much more often I need to take these moments. I have been blessed with such beautiful children, with such beautiful personalities and I need to take some time to be uplifted by them and to remember the joy that they truly bring in my home.