Do you ever catch a glimpse of your life and wonder how you got there? Sometimes, time stands still for me and I marvel at the snapshot standing before me. Today, I captured one of those moments on camera. There I stood, with four kids covered in chocolate frosting and thought, "These are mine! I'm a mom!"
I know, I know I'm crazy. But I tell you, sometimes it catches me off guard. Sometimes I still feel like a twelve year old and I wonder how I got here. I was never one of those girls who loved baby dolls and babysitting and told people that I wanted to be a mom when I grew up. I'll be the first to admit that I was nervous when I found out I was pregnant. Though my friends always pegged me as the nurturing mother type, I doubted myself. But, as luck would have it, here I am four kids later, totally in love with them! My parenting isn't as deliberate and thought-out as it should be (let's face it, I fly by the seat of my pants!) It's not easy, it's not glamorous, it's not often validated or applauded, but I'll be honest, there's nothing I'd rather be doing.
Do you ever catch a glimpse of your life and wonder how you got there? Sometimes, time stands still for me and I marvel at the snapshot standing before me. Today, I captured one of those moments on camera. There I stood, with four kids covered in chocolate frosting and thought, "These are mine! I'm a mom!"
