Seeing a box on our porch on Mother’s Day made me curious because I wasn’t expecting any presents. But when I opened the mysterious package labeled “For the kids,” my blood ran cold. Some gifts aren’t just gifts.
Some come with truths that shake the ground beneath your feet.
I love being a mom. I never take it for granted. I had three miscarriages before Claire was born, and I remember every single one.
Motherhood, for me, is a miracle.
“Mommy, watch this!” Claire called from the living room, where she was attempting a wobbly cartwheel for what must have been the hundredth time that day.
“I see you, baby!
That’s amazing!” I replied, genuinely impressed by her determination even though her feet barely left the ground.
Three-year-old Eli toddled over, tugging at my shirt. “Me too, Mama. Me watch too.”
I scooped him up and covered his chubby cheeks with kisses.
“You want to do cartwheels like your big sister?”
He nodded seriously. “Big like Claire.”
Those moments, the simple, everyday interactions, were everything to me. My kids were the center of my universe.
Before them, I was just Amanda. Now I was Claire and Eli’s mom, and that title meant more to me than any job or achievement ever could.
Aaron walked in from the kitchen with coffee mugs for us both.
“How’s the circus in here?” he asked with a grin, watching Claire’s gymnastics display.
“Spectacular,” I said, accepting the mug gratefully. “Your daughter believes she’s Olympic-bound.”
“Obviously.
With those genes?” He winked and sat beside me, taking Eli onto his lap.
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