I don’t have many hobbies outside of my home.
I love my day job but it’s them I long for.
I imagine I’m described as an absent friend.
And right now, that’s more than OK.
Because I’m in the thick of it.
Because I can’t do it all.
Because I can’t be it all.
This crazy, chaotic period of time I dreamt of for so long will be over in the blink of an eye.
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They come first.
Always.
They’re what I do best.
Raising our young family.
I’m an ordinary woman.
But I am a great mother.
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Even when I’m exhausted.
Even when it feels as if nothing is good enough.
Even on the days I just can’t be bothered.
I give my all and then some.
Just for them.
Always for them.
Unapologetically forever and always them.
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When the end comes, if all they remember was my presence, I’ve succeeded.
They’re my life’s greatest achievements.
My children.
Originally published on the author’s Facebook page