A Smiling Moment

Dear Gabriel,

So I must be pregnant or something! ha ha. So many things have been touching my tear ducts and heart strings. Maybe I could make a song from that... Today has been gorgeous. We have been outside digging in the dirt! It is nice enough here that we can start to prepare the ground for some gardening.

Since moving into this house there is a lot to do in order to help the yard. I went out and shoveled, raked, prepared places for flower beds... etc. During this whole time you were just digging around, discovering worms, looking at rocks, trying to eat the dirt - you know all the little boy stuff! All of a sudden in a moment that was just heavenly I looked down and you were looking at me with a huge smile on your face! I was so shocked because usually I will look at you, say your name, THEN you look up at me and smile. Well, it was your idea first this time.

In that instant I felt the deepest gratitude for you and being your mom. I am so grateful that I am home with you, teaching you, spending time with you, loving you, reading to you, hugging you... all those things that I KNOW I will look back on with a big smile on MY face. Thank you for taking the time to love me and allowing me to learn so much from you - especially of love and happiness. You are so happy, you are always smiling and joyful. No wonder Christ told me to be more like YOU as a little child.

I love you,

Your Mom