It’s been a rough couple of weeks, between company, dr’s appts., more company, phone calls from family crying and upset to others calling and venting to me, special needs research, phone calls, special needs binders and testing reviews and making graphs, bills, illnesses, just plain everyday stuff and everything else that could be thrown at me, I’ve just been exhausted and frustrated and at my wits end. I can just feel the stress welling up inside me. I’ll bet my blood pressure is through the roof right now.
But just when I think I can’t handle one more thing, not a single one, for no reason at all my Little Bug burst into tears on the way home from the grocery store. He doesn’t know why and he can’t stop. But in that very instant all that frustration, stress and feeling of being overwhelmed gets pushed away as if it never existed. He just needed mommy. He needed mommy to hold him in her arms, wipe the tears away and kiss him gently on the head. It took more than one hug but you know what just when when I think I can’t take anymore:
I am reminded of how much grander love is than all the stresses that I could ever endure.
I am reminded that everything I go through is nothing compared to what my Little Bug faces every moment of every day.
I am reminded how important my love and loving arms are to my children.
I am reminded that God gives me a strength beyond what I deserve but He knows I need.
I am reminded how blessed I am to be a mom.
And I am reminded of the power of the love of my children and their little arms around me have.
I’m glad it took more than one hug ’cause I guess I needed one too.
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