A Sunday View

Today Mike captured a scene that I love...my three little boys sitting on the couch and Will reading a story to them all. Each of my boys have loved stories. From a young age, each will sit and listen as we read book after book. Reading together is one of my favorite times. Today, however, I had to catch my breath as I realized that my little boy is now 7. Seven is still little, yet so much older than two. More than that though, Will, is (thanks to a Nazi first grade reading program) reading like a champ. He is reading all by himself! As his mom, that's an astonishing thought. He is becoming more and more independent. He is reading and a whole world is opening up to him. I am grateful for that. Watching these babies grow up is sometimes surreal. It happens so fast, too fast. And as their mom I can do nothing about that. But I can love them and I can cherish these moments. I can bask in the realization that I get to be a mom, that these boys are mine, that they are good, and that there will always be lots of stories to read.

Perhaps the only quiet moment in our house today.