Slow down.

Something that's been hitting home for me lately:

I'm guilty of watching the clock, and I'll be the first to admit it. "WHEN is nap time/my next break?!" I know this is destructive and it sets me up, but I also know full well that I'm human and cannot expect myself to not get exhausted from being a mother to an almost 2 year old!!! So I pray for energy, patience, and most of all unconditional love every day.

Just yesterday, a thought that's crossed my mind many times came in again, but with a deeper meaning. Ayden is only under MY loving care for a few more years. Yes, I will always be his mother, and Lord willing our relationship will always be strong, but he'll be 18 before I know it. Legally speaking, that means he's not 'mine' anymore. Bullet straight through my heart.

I have to make these moments count!!

Dishes can wait, who CARES if the house is a wreck! I get so 'busy' with life that I often times forget to slow down and simply enjoy what's right in front of me, my precious son.

I love you so much, Ayden James!