Alyice on October 7th, 2008

Thanks For The Warmth

I woke up Saturday morning to hear my daughter laughing. I love it when the kids don’t realize we can hear them as they go about their lives. When the kids were little, I used to sit outside their doors and listen to them play and talk with each other for hours. It always warmed my heart to hear them so happy. Some days they’d catch me listening in and it would interrupt their play or their conversation. I hated when that happened.

To this day it still warms my heart when I catch them off guard, actively involved in life and appearing happy and content. When I see or hear my kids laughing and playing together, when I hear them actually holding deep conversations with one another, and when I hear them ask each other if they want to play a game and then have fun doing it, I can’t help but feel so blessed and lucky for them.

They have the childhood I wanted them to have. They actually like each other. They feel safe with each other. They know that their parents don’t play favorites. They know they are both loved, equally but differently. And most importantly, they’re more than flesh and blood siblings, they are friends.

It’s moments like this that all feels well with the world and we know that our kids are going to be okay in this life.

Give thanks…