Tag: growing up

Painful as it may be that I may not experience precious moments like these with another child, I am compelled to dwell not upon the bitterness of my motherhood passing me by. Rather, in realizing the brevity of motherhood, of life, I cannot help but surrender to the sweetness of each moment and give thanks for having experienced them at all.

As I sit here rocking my sweet 2 ½ year old daughter to sleep – it dawns on me that we are only a...