Perspective Blessing

I was blessed with an experience that I wanted to follow up from my last post. After what I've been through with my kids lately I was beginning to feel like I should have been an aunt instead of a mom. Of course I made the choice to be a mom, but I was feeling like my choice was kind of a sucky one. Wouldn't life be great if I could wake up whenever I wanted to, go to a job and have adult conversations with people who appreciate my contributions to my field of expertise, and be able to do whatever I want with my off-work time? That's where my head was. My parents came and picked the kids up on Thursday night. Ryan and I had a board meeting that night. It was exciting to not have anything to rush home to or worry about. After the board meeting we went home. Our house was empty. Like the life had vanished from our home. It was cold and empty. It was such a hollow feeling not having my littles there to greet me. There were no teeth to brush, no books to read, no one to kiss goodnight (aside from my sweetheart). It made me appreciate all of those little things that fill my home with the vibrancy of life. It made me realize that it's my littles that transform my house to a home.