A Good Mama

Some days, when you get to the end of the day exhausted and unhappy with how you handled parts of the day or how crabby, impatient, or short you were at any given time during the day, children have a way of saying just the right thing.
Today I struggled with emulating an example of holiness to my children, and therefore as I laid down at the end of the night to put C to sleep and reflected back over the day, I was less than pleased with myself. I was wishing I could rewind and redo some parts of the day, when suddenly my son, L, came bouncing into the room. He crawled up next to me and snuggled up close (he is the best snuggler in the family, hands down!)  and looked up at me adoringly with a big grin. Then he- get this!- winked at me! I chuckled and winked back, kissed his forehead and was just about to fade off into sleep when L looked up at me again and said with the most genuine sincerity you can imagine, "You're a good Mama." Then he closed his eyes, smiled, and resumed in his snuggle position,
Yes, you can certainly imagine, my heart oozed out of me and was melting everywhere around me!! Here I was, beating myself up for being a lousy mom today, totally unhappy with my far from perfect persona with my children today, and yet my son saw through all of that and spoke straight to my heart with four of the most precious words I could ever imagine hearing. In fact, I doubt any greater badge of honor or compliment than those four words could ever be bestowed upon me in this lifetime.

To say the least, my son affirmed me to the core and reflected Christ to me tonight so deeply.