Mommy Blessings

You know, there are days that are SO hard. Being a mommy is exhausting, it's emotional, it's frustrating, it's a whole lot of work...but there are times, are there not, when the blessings come in such little packages, that sometimes we miss them. Sometimes we turn the other way because we are tired. Sometimes we are focused on something else, like dinner, or homework, or a dirty house that we seem to completely ignore, or just not notice the things our kids say or do that are little messages from God. Tonight, Braxton handed me an envelope while I was in my recliner, watching my beloved Food Network...that's how I unwind. At first, I thought, oh I will look at that when the commercial comes, but that little face he had told me I needed to open it right then. Inside was a generic thank you card. When I opened it up, it had this little message. He told me that he loved me, and I know he does. He thanked me for making the dinners I make for him. No one on this Earth can tell me that he is not a Child of God. What a blessing! This little boy, who knows how to push my buttons, who makes me scream into pillows, who makes me take time outs on the toilet, for crying out loud...this little boy who is so sensitive and so loving that he cries when his sister cries...wrote me, his earthly mother, this little note...telling me that he loved me. It felt like Heavenly Father was standing right there. How many other times have I missed this message because I was too "busy" to pay attention? Far too many... I am a mommy...an ordinary mommy...with extraordinary blessings...