"Yes"

It's so easy to say "no".
It requires no effort, no sacrifice, no investment...
I'm working hard at saying "yes".

Yes, I'll read you a book before nap.
Yes, I'll sing a song and pray a prayer.
Yes, I'll tuck you in tight with your special blankie, a warm hug and kiss the smile on your face.

Yes, we can watch cartoons in my bed.
Yes, we can go outside.
Yes, I can play ball with you.

What major thing in my life requires a constant "no"???
Nothing. Not anymore.
I have no deadlines to reach, no schedule to keep. No one who's opinion matters more than mine.

I have time. Time to give you a second or third bath and to wash more wet clothes from our time in the rain :).
I have a heart full of music and so much laughter to share.

Do I nurture because I'm a woman?
I don't know.
I was a business woman and loved my busy life of customers, advertising, displays, open houses, antiques...
I've been a stay at home mom and loved my busy life of coupons, groceries, meals, laundry, diapers...
I think I nurture because I can.
I've spent too many days too ill to enjoy life, too depressed to want to live :(

My life, my duties ebb and flow, change, leave and return.
It is a good life. It has survived. It is beautiful.

Yes, I can love you. I have so much to give. 


Today we read "It's Time to Sleep, My Love"...

and then we sang, "Sing, sing a song. Sing out loud. Sing out strong. Sing for good things not bad. Sing for happy not sad. La,la,la,la,la...." :)

And then they got up for water and more prayers and.... I got the wooden spoon.
All is quiet now.
Time for my lunch and a nap.
Love, elle