Today

Today I put E in the bathtub so I would have some time to clean the bathroom. He played happily, we listened to kid music, I cleaned the bathroom, then I cleaned him. Next, he watched kid shows on TV while I cleaned the kitchen. He played games on the computer while I baked bread, cleaned, moved some laundry around. Then lunch. I made myself a gourmet turkey sandwich with sprouts and spinach and turkey on homemade bread. He ate bread and butter. Next comes the good part. The part where I made a fort. A blanket draped on the back of the couch, the two of us lying inside with the blanket over us. The part where there wasn't much room and he cuddled up close to me and for about 2.5 seconds I had his body snuggled up against mine. That was the best part. And I thought, thank you Lord, for this moment. And by the time I was done thinking it, the moment was over, he was out of the fort to find some way to improve on it.

We'll read stories, he'll take a nap and our day will go on its normal, boring, everyday routine. But that one moment, for 2.5 seconds, was enough to make the whole entire day a good one. Thank you Lord, for each and every little moment like that, sprinkled in throughout our days, those are the moments that keep us going through the rest of the hard, boring, mundane moments. Thank you.