A Week of Thankfulness- Day 2

Alright, it was kind of nice to be sick yesterday, but today, being sick is miserable.  Time to get better- I've got stuff to do!

This morning, feeling like death, and perhaps being a tad dramatic about my ailments, I positioned myself on the couch so that I could look out the window and see the snow falling. I was thinking of what I am thankful for today.  Nurse Devon?  Apple cider?  My bathtub?  What should I share with blog world?  

Just then, Max climbed on top of me and planted a big, wet kiss on my face.  I worked to avoid him- I'm sick, I hadn't brushed my teeth, I had coffee breath- there were so many reasons why he shouldn't want to kiss on me this morning.  The more that I tried to resist him, the more he wanted to love on me, and so I eventually embraced him, germs and stinky breath and all.  

At that moment, I decided that I am so very grateful for unconditional love.

Max and Lucy are young enough now that it doesn't matter if I am stinky, or how much I embarrass, discipline, or disappoint them, they love me without conditions.  It won't always be this way, as they grow and maybe become stingy with their affection and less forgiving-and-forgetting.  And it is okay- change is expected and normal.

But I've got a feeling that my unconditional love for them- a mother's love- will not change.  There isn't anything that they could do to change the fact that my heart beats for them- under all conditions.

What a blessing to be a mama and to experience this type of love for my children, and what a beautiful reminder that This is how God loves me!