Mommyful Moments - Beyond Words

Hello, blogdom. I'm sorry I've been absent. I've been taking care of my momma who needs a little bit of TLC before and after her cataract surgery. During the last couple of weeks, I drove her to her doctors' appointments, stayed with her during her surgery, and she stayed with me for a few days as she healed. She is doing really, really well.

I know I've missed a couple of Grateful Sundays, but there is so much I've been thankful for that I will wait to tell you. The one thing that I want to express right now, though, is how utterly and perpetually thankful I am for my little girl.

My daughter would sometimes tell me that she wishes I didn't have to remarry for various and understandable reasons. But a few nights ago, she said, "Mommy, I am really lucky to have you and daddy as my parents. I don't mind it if you re-marry because I want you to be happy."

"She's thinking about you," a friend of mine told me later. Tearfully, I replied, I know.

She's been doing it since she was 4. I think about her then and the little 8 year-old-going-on-20 that she's grown up to be, and I am amazed by her. She has made it so easy for me to raise her from the time she was born up to this day, and she has brought me joy that I've never known before she was born.

I'm thankful beyond words.