In Love

Today was a rather typical day in Mom Land. Unfortunately it leaned more heavily on the rough side of typical, than the pleasant. It was early afternoon, I was in the middle of a mountain of laundry, and Christian had just woken up from his nap. In an effort to stay away from the bad moods that had permeated the morning, I put a movie on upstairs for the kids, while I got Tessie's ballet stuff together. As it turned out, ballet was cancelled, but that's another story.

Christian was sitting next to Tes on the floor, something I am trusting more and more, and I felt enough confidence in his strength, to step out of the room for a moment. As I walked away, I told Tessie to keep an eye on her brother, so he wouldn't fall. I didn't think she could really do much if he did fall, but I knew it would make Tes feel good to have the responsibility.

I walked back into the room, holding Tessie's leotard and tights, and froze in my tracks. The kids were sitting next to each other, their heads leaned in close together, and Tessie had her arm around her brother, keeping him safe. They didn't budge when I approached. The morning had been filled with tantrums and frustrations, and as it turned out, the afternoon would too, but at that moment all was forgiven and forgotten. I was in love with how much they were in love, and it was perfectly beautiful.