Quiet

Today my husband took the kids to work, he loves to work the kids, he usually doesn't take them all but today he did, and wow four hours of almost alone time Joshua got to stay home. We played and giggled and read books, and he fell asleep on my chest. I didn't move for an hour I sat and cuddled him and read my bible before I moved him. I had thoughts of cleaning or Netflix or just something. Problem was it was quiet so blissfully quiet. Those who know me personally know my house is NEVER quiet. Ever. It's bustling with school, kids, chores, neighbor kids, cooking, cleaning, the list goes on. I felt sadness, I missed my kids, I wanted to make the third lunch of the day, I wanted to clean another face, I wanted to hear some bickering, tell someone to go clean their mess up again, because it was so quiet. These little people are why I rise each day, they are my joy, my sorrow, my smiles, my tears, but mostly they are my source of happiness. They bring me such joy. A quiet like I had today is not what I am preparing for yet, I want to live in this season of life and enjoy the noise, enjoy our chaos, and climb into bed each night knowing we had fun, we had frustration, we had love, we had anger, and we had each other. 

Enjoy these ever so brief moments they pass all too quickly.