Scenes from our Living Room

Do you ever have those times in life where you would do anything in the world to just stop the hands of the clock and live in that moment forever?  

When an average everyday happening catches you off guard and takes your breath away?  

When simple little actions and interactions completely overwhelm you with love and pride and adoration?

  

When your eyes can't hold back the tears and you feel like your heart may just give up from trying to consume so much love?  

When a dark cold Tuesday night in January becomes a warm glowing memory that you get to keep in your heart and carry around with you forever.

Sometimes I look at these two boys and wonder how on earth I was so lucky and blessed to a part of their lives. 

I love nothing more than watching the man I love just being an amazing father to his son.  

I still can't believe that we, two imperfect souls, could create something so perfect and tiny and wonderful.  

That every cell in his little body can be traced back to us and is here because of our love.  

It still blows my mind that they both belong to me.  That they're mine.  That I get to love them for their whole lives.  

I don't know what I ever did to deserve so much wonderful in my life.

I look at this little family I've helped create and my heart just melts into giant puddles of love and pride on the floor.

Sometimes parenting is hard and messy and exhausting.  Sometimes marriage is difficult and complicated and draining.

But then there are those moments where everything is warm and clear and in pitch-perfect harmony.

Those moments that hit you like a ton of bricks and make you realize that no matter how hard and tough and difficult it all is...

It's worth every single second and you wouldn't trade it for the world.

Isn't it amazing?