Mother's Day

Sorry followers that I have been out of the blogger world for so long.  I got sick and then somehow life got crazy, so here I am back from the crazy. 
It is Mother's Day today and I am sitting here alone reflecting on the day (no worries my son is  in bed and my hubby is picking up a friend from the airport).  I have been through three of these holidays so far and all of them have been very good to remind me of the joys of Motherhood.  Thankful that God allowed these little reminders to shine through the hardships of being a Mom.  Recently that has been my struggle, seeing more of the bad and not the good, prayer is an amazing thing though and with much of that joy has come.  Let me list out some of the ways...
1. Every morning he gets up, walks into the living room and says "I woke up!" with all the energy of those obnoxious morning people, but in a way that I have grown to love.
2. When a fun song comes on the radio or TV he is instantly up dancing and asking me to dance with him.
3. "Play with me" is another one of his favorite sayings.
4. Walking down a path or through the park he is excited to pick up leaves and give them to me, like a special treasure.
5. Whenever someone gets hurt, is sick or not feeling well Conrad has a great concerned expression, cocking his head to the side.
6. The cute way my little guy makes me hold fake flowers while he sings happy birthday to me (even though it is not my birthday).
7. The way that he wants to be exactly like his Dad, shaving, dressing, wearing sunglasses.
8. Conrad waking up and wanting to crawl into my lap and cuddle in the morning. 
9. Having a little boy who is learning to share and obey and generally listen - means that all the hard work is starting to stick.
10. God encouraging me to read His word when my son grabs his kid Bible and makes me read it to him.

Thank you Lord for the son that You have given me and all that I continue to learn about myself and You through this adventure of parenting. 
For those that are still waiting for that adventure to begin try and not get discouraged, it is a hard road so take this time now to prepare yourself and enjoy your quiet, clean house.