i had the privilege of going early to school and reading with max.
a few things:
i felt prompted to look max in the eye while he was talking to me - i got down to his level and listened with my whole self. that is hard to do sometimes because i usually have a lot on my mind.
next, i walked in the gym and saw so many moms there with their kids. trooper moms, towing babies and other siblings- so early in the morning! all of a sudden, i felt the spirit. it was a little unexpected, and i looked around while the primary song "if you listen with your heart"- the line that says, "this is how God shares his love" went through my mind. it hit me and i had to hold back a tear.
of course this is how God shares His love, he sends
moms (and dads and families) to love and care for each other.
i went to visit my niece who had a baby last week at 35 weeks. he is in the NICU because they have discovered he has a genetic disorder. me niece told me she never understood a mother's love until this last week and that she has never prayed like this before.
I KNOW THE FEELING!
a mother's love has to be so close to God's love.
anyway,
i love this max of mine.
he is kind hearted, smart, genuine, and a tad bit embarrass-able.
we read cs lewis and had an awesome conversation about the symbolism of the lion in the book. why the lion came to the boy in his moment of sorrow and then the darkness all around him turned to light. i was able to bear testimony that Christ does that for us.
haha! it was an unusually spiritual moms and muffins for me.
i liked reading that today.
then the bell rang, and max said, "i didn't forget" and gave me a huge hug.
(i've been making a big effort to hug each of my kids before they head out the door)
right as i was leaving, i got a text that said kai missed the bus.
he was pretty nervous about it, so as i drove him to school, i told him i was SO GLAD he missed the bus because now i got to have a real hug. (he was in the tub when i left earlier with max, so i yelled 'air hug' through the door.) he laughed the 'oh-my-word-you-are-a-weird-mom' laugh, but he smiled and hugged me, then i sent him on his way.
...and thats what happened today at moms-n-muffins:)
