Precious somethings.......

Precious somethings are those unsolicited things that are spoken to you or are done for you. Things like when my first born threw her arms around me when a toddler and out of the blue said, "I love you, Mommy." Or when she was a teen and we would be walking through the mall and she'd drape her arm across my shoulders. We'd walk along, arm in arm, like best buds. She was never embarrassed to show her affection. Then most recently, since she's been married and left our home, when she facebooked me with, "I just wanted to say I love you, Mommy." Back on Mother's day my new son-in-law sent me flowers. The best part was he addressed me as "Mom" which was another precious moment I wasn't expecting. Nothing lifts my spirits like a text from my son, "What are you doing for lunch?" Spending it with you, Son! Then after a school orientation, I left him talking to his group of friends and he scolded me for leaving without saying goodbye. Or the times we're driving home separately from functions and he actually kisses me goodbye in public! I tried to encourage them to keep diaries. The response was "Why? I tell you everything!" Other precious somethings are the hours of sleep we've lost because we stayed up talking about their hearts' desires--or heartbreaks. I wouldn't trade those times for all the sleep in China! Motherhood holds so many of these precious somethings. I'm so grateful for the times they drift back into my consciousness to make me smile again. I may lose my mind, but God forbid I lose my memories of my precious somethings.