I could watch this reel a thousand times over, it truly makes me so happy! But if I’m really being honest, I wasn’t feeling that “happy” in those moments. I was so sick, had been for over a week, and I was at a very low point where I felt like I was never going to get better. I had to get out of the funk, and I wasn’t about to miss the 3 hour window we had to make those snow people before it all melted away.
So, I took it slow. I watched their little hands, their little feet…
So, I took it slow. I watched their little hands, their little feet in those puffy snowsuits, and I brought myself back to the moments the best I could. Maybe I wasn’t “happy” but I was present, I was patient, and I was all in. And that is what I hope they always remember, I was THERE! And we built something freaking awesome. And Mom let us eat snow…
Grace. It’s what us Momma’s need to give ourselves more of.
Anne