Monday, February 1, 2010

mother power

i have a list of blogs that i love.  there are design blogs and craft blogs and blogs written by people i don't even know.  maybe i just like their style of writing or they give me inspiration so i stop by every now and again.  but there are three blogs that i check every single day...and many times, more than once a day.  those are the blogs of the people i love the most...my children.

this is what i found this morning when i checked carrie's blog.
it was titled "freezing time".

 
"Today I want to freeze time...I don't want this beautiful, thoughtful, sensitive, loving girl to get any older. I want time to stop, especially the way she looked today as she told Primary about her favorite song. All the kids got to write down their favorite primary song on a white piece of a paper and then crumble it up and have a "snowball" fight with the chorister. Then papers were chosen, songs were sung and kids told why. Well, Emeline's got chosen. Her favorite song is "I am Like a Star Shining Brightly". When asked why, she stood up and said "Because my mom used to sing that to me when I was a baby and I used to love that and I really like that song". My heart became a puddle on the ground...and then there were tears...Emeline's first, then mine, and then the choristers. I looked in her beautiful 6 year old face with tears in her eyes and I begged for time to stop. If only..."

my heart is full and my cheeks are wet.

to my children:
i love you beyond words.  
you are more than i ever dreamed you could be.
thank you for letting me be your mother.

1 comments:

Debbie Barber said...

Some of my most precious memories happened while in Primary with my children, but this one tops all!!! Thanks for sharing.... Carrie is a very special mom!