Last night just before bed, my husband, our two little boys and Jake the cat all stepped out onto the deck to stargaze for a moment and say goodnight to the moon. From this sentence you will learn that in my home, I am grossly outnumbered by males. On occasion, this results in me feeling like a princess. But most of the time my life feels more like Cinderella. Not to say that I don't frequent the ball, but on a daily basis it's the balance of out of home work, in home work and oh yes, homework.
The magic happens in tiny moments like when our two-year-old giggles, or when our six-year-old hugs his little brother and speaks from his heart. But last night was different. After a stressful work day, baseball practice and one two-year-old tantrum after another, who would have thought there would be magic?
I spotted the most fantastic shooting star burning across our night sky. And as fate would have it, I was the only one to see it. It was, without doubt, the most amazing shooting star I have ever seen! A trail of glitter raced to follow it. I could almost hear the burning, crackling sound. My husband exclaimed "make a wish"! Our six-year-old said "I know what mommy will wish for" and I curiously asked "what?"
"You wished that me and brother would be more thankful." My heart melted. I am constantly telling the boys they are such lucky children and need to be thankful for everyone and everything they have. In this way, I have turned into my mother. I actually catch myself telling the boys about starving children, the children without homes and the children who have no one to love them.
Last night I learned again, as I have so many times before, to practice what I preach. My wise little boy reminded me that Cinderella is a princess, even when she may not feel like one.
And on that star I wished to myself, "please help me to be more thankful for everything I have."
Today, I am starting my very own blog. After all, I am a writer. I have always been a writer. It is a part of me. And now it is part of the glitter, that is chasing my star, across the universe.
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