My Children, My Life

So here I am, waking up Easter morning, April 24th, 2011.
My day started like a normal, typical day. The baby was up for the day at 4 AM, and after I played with her for a little while, I turned on her cartoons that she loves to watch. Then I went and ate a bowl of Cheerio's for breakfast. As I sit eating breakfast every morning, I love looking out the living room window at the outline of the beautiful mountains against the darkness. As the sun starts coming up more and more, I love to watch the progress it makes.....the way it lights different clouds the higher it goes....the way it casts bright heavenly beams over the tops of clouds....the way it wakes up the world and makes everything come alive. There are many mornings I wish I could be on the top of a mountain and watch the world wake up every day....out in the peaceful, amazing, gorgeous, perfect wilderness. Even though that would seem perfect....I then remember that I get to wake up and share almost every morning sunrise with my daughter, Journee. There is nothing in this world that is sweeter than sharing the tender moments of a sunrise and a waking world....with a sweet little baby whose eye's are wide with excitement as she see's the world getting lighter and lighter. She also loves watching the birds and the cats outside having fun as the sun rises. My daughter Madison is usually getting ready for school while the sun is rising....AND she's almost 12 now, so she thinks she has to sleep all morning, on weekends....LOL....but the same tender moments that I get to have with Journee now....I had those with Madison too when she was tiny like that. Also, there are many nights when Madison comes and tells me that she'll be gone for awhile....I ask her where she's going....and she says that she's taking the four wheeler out with her camera so that she can take pictures of the birds and of the sunset. Makes me feel like I have done ok in teaching her to love the beauty of our world. :)
I love to watch my children. If only they could know the power they give me. The happienss. The complete joy. My insane urge to protect them from any and all harm.
Through my children, I FIND LIFE. We all have days where our souls, hearts & minds struggle....where we are dragged down into the darkness. My children take that darkness away. They remind me to look at the world from their child eye's and in a simple manner, rather than looking at the world through the eye's of an adult that views the world as complicated.
A butterfly, a kiss, a smile, a kitten's whiskers, a kite flying in the sky, the soft lush green grash that tickles your feet, running through a water hose, climbing a tree, a puddle, a pile of leaves, a shiny stone, having a picnic, watching fireflies glow.....Ahhhh, there are so many simple things to enjoy.
My children show me the world in awesome bright colors. They show me a world full of endless passion, fun, adventure, dreams & possiblities. In my children's minds and hearts, there are no barriers, no prejudices, no hate, no shackles, no preconceptions....nothing other than love. With my hand in my children's hands, my eyes can suddenly see that all doors are open. Everything is new and exciting and holds the potential for joy, if we will allow it.
I love that children take the world as it comes, embracing each moment and each experience with open arms and an open mind. Their joy is contagious. It infects me. It infects everyone around them. It brings many smiles and much, much laughter.
My children give me the courage to be myself, to try new things & to open my heart to all the possibilites in my own life. They remind me what it feels like to be truly young at heart, believing that the world was made just for me and I was made to bring magic to it....just like they were. THEY ARE MAGICAL and they are my biggest success!!!!!!!
I love them. How blessed I feel to be able to spend every day of my life with them....and how lucky I feel that I was given the greatest blessing of being able to go through the magic of giving birth to them & raising them!!!!