Where did the years go?

The other day i read somewhere that part of being a mother is all about the “waiting” we do. Waiting for our kids to do their daily activities. We wait for them to finish their food, we wait till they fall asleep, we wait till they learn to pee or poo on their own or rather wait till they finish their job on the big potty. Its basically all about the waiting. But yesterday as I waited for my son to fall asleep with my daughter already sleeping next to me I realised that he has grown so much from the baby he was and the baby I use to rock to put to sleep 3 years ago. He has even grown within the last few weeks!

At that moment I took a walk down memory lane and realised how much they both have grown up while I waited. And it made me wonder did I actually wait so long? How did they grow up so fast? Did I miss anything? See what we don’t realise is that while one night and being up with them seems like a lifetime especially when you have rocked them to sleep for the past oneand a half hours to no avail suddenly it seems like 3 years just became a memory from yesterday. I wondered in that dark room as they slept where that time went? Where did the time that seem like forever go?

And just like that I promised my self and God that I will complain less and cherish more this time I have with them. My mother always says that before she knew it we were all grown up and that it will be the same for me. Well if that is the case I will do everything I can to slow down that process because I cannot imagine not coming home to these little feet, hands, eager eyes and beautiful smiles. I immediately thanked God for this time of childhood he gives every child. I started thanking God for the messy play, messy house, building blocks all over the house and the endless books teaching ABC’s or 123’s. See at that moment I realised that God has blessed me more than I can thank him for through the gift of my children. The endless kisses and hugs every night to the tantrums that easily die down when I scoop them in my arms is priceless and so so precious.

I want to tell every mommy reading this that you are not alone. Yes it is exhausting and overwhelming. It takes a great deal of energy to raise little human being and more energy when you try to parent with grace. But I want to tell you that it will be worth it. Those babies need you more than you will ever know. You are their happiness an most importantly you are the first glimpse of Jesus and his love for them in this world before they get to know about him. Remember that God knew you can do this and gave you those beautiful babies. So keep doing what your doing and I promise when you look back while the nights seem so long the years were so so short.

Where did the years go? They grow up while we wait!

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