Today I sat and watched my son eating his grilled cheese sandwich for lunch. As I watched, I thought to myself that this must be the cutest sandwich eating in the history of all the sandwich's ever eaten in the world. To anyone else, it would have been just a kid eating a grilled cheese sandwich with crumbs on his face and greasy little fingers. As he ate, the sandwich magically turned in to a train which choo chooed across my table, leaving behind it a greasy railroad track.
Why was this seemingly simple thing such a great moment for me? Because I made this little person, and LOVE is a powerful emotion. I am bonded to him. Is there anything stronger than a mothers bond to her children? No. I cannot fathom it. Mothers would do anything to protect their children and we seem to posses a super power that tells us if our children are in danger, sad, stressed, angry, confused, sick...a sixth sense perhaps? We are tuned in to them on exactly the right frequency. On this same day that I was amazed by a grilled cheese sandwich being devoured, I have also felt overwhelmed, frustrated, tired, cranky, and like I just wanted to be left alone for 1 minute, please! It's strange. Just when I think my house will never be as tidy as I want it to be, never finish school, never learn to play the guitar, never write another poem, never be interviewed on the Today show for my bestselling book, the list could go on and on...but so what! My kid eats a grilled cheese sandwich like it's no body's business. That's way better.
So, from now on when I see my friends who seem to have it all, a perfect home, career, car, life, from now on in my mind, THEY are the ones who have sacrificed the good life, not me. They will never know what it feels like to be amazed by a grilled cheese sandwich. I have it all! It's a Moms life, and it's the best.
5 comments:
OMG!!!! CAMI.....this made my DAY!! It is amazing how god has "his" ways of catching our attention when we least expect it....I know what you mean about the grilled cheese....it's the little things in life that make the biggest impacts on us (moms) I have lots of days where I feel as if I'm at my breaking point....and then something like "grilled cheese" makes it all better!!! <3 Being a mom as well!! You are amazing...and your KIDS are beautiful....all because of you and the hubsters! You are right....having it "ALL" to me is havig nothing...but they material items...the people who have it "ALL" are missing it "ALL" Thak you for posting this....
You go girl! Being there for your kids and having these little memories is something you will treasure forever. I hope I will be able to be home with Tate soon and enjoy every day all day with him!
Wow. I loved reading this. Seeing the little baby that I helped make and shape have such a good grounding and understanding of what REALLY counts in this life makes me feel just like you did when the sandwich became a choo choo train.
You do have a gift with words so I hope you will get to work on the poetry and the great American novel pretty soon.
Love you and proud
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Awww...you have such sweet and inspiring blog posts!
Oh, I love that! Beautifully written too!
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