My heart leaps with joy as Molly sings "Be strong, don't be afraid. God is with you always" in the car. We hear her singing her ABCs or her favorite, "Itsy Bitsy", and we smile. But I still feel that twinge of sadness that she's growing up.
Tim and I both beam with pride as Molly prays her own prayers. Last night, as we were thanking God for our church and her new MMO teachers, Mrs Candace and Mrs Nikki, Molly chimed in with, "thank you for Meh Benda, Meh Minny, Meh Connie." (That's Mrs. Brenda, Mrs. Middy and Mrs Connie, other MMO teachers!). We put Molly to bed and walked out of her room. As Tim shut the door, I felt myself wishing time would stand still.
Molly and Ellie spend their days playing so well together (for the most part), but as I hear the occasional "her not sheering" from Molly, as quickly as I want to get frustrated that I'm refereeing yet again, I also thank God I'm able to be home with them to teach them to share and play well together.
As Mother's Morning Out kicks off next week, I'm so thankful our church offers such an incredible, loving, God centered program where Molly can go to learn, make friends, and grow. I'm thankful for those few hours each week I'll have to catch up on house chores, work out with no time restraints (my therapy! Ha!), and have a few coffee dates with friends. But I also feel a bit of sadness as I realize in just a few short years, we will be sending Molly off to kindergarten. For the entire day. Oh, that makes my heart ache!
My constant prayer is that my heart will always be full of thankfulness. He's blessed us beyond measure, and these days are truly fleeting. Oh that we soak it all in as we watch our babies grow so quickly!
