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December 22, 2011 by Enida

For a day that day, I just let me be. There I was… a spinning top at the end of the rope in the morning, and by late afternoon I was hitting everything that was in my way. By the time I lit the candles for Mom, I was in total darkness ready to hit everything else that was still in my way.

And then, like a reminder that was meant to be… Mom’s words came to me pouring like rain when I had nowhere to run. She said, when in pain, try watching your children sleeping. As you want nothing to touch them, nothing can touch you. Heaven is on earth for those who are willing to stand still for a while and embrace peace.

When I turned the lights off and closed the kids’ bedroom door behind me, all the hurt caused by unkind words I read earlier was healed. Mom was probably watching me watching Monchies sleeping.

The next day I held a baby who was born on Mom’s 63rd birthday, and my babies were right beside me, aah-ing and ooh-ing over the little daisy. I embraced them and was grateful for what I have and what I had.

I had a good mother.

Posted in Hurt, Mom, Monchies | 9 Comments

9 Responses

on June 10, 2013 at 15:47 | Reply Jeff

I never thought I’d live to see the day when a blogpost would take me back to MLTR!!!!
on February 17, 2012 at 05:01 | Reply Sha

Reading your blog as Noah sleeps next to me.. hearing him breath and snore is extremely comforting.

I am grateful for your parents for they have a wonderful daughter and in turn I have a friend I got to know via the blog and facebook 🙂
on December 23, 2011 at 08:17 | Reply Lisa Lish

Watching someone sleeping is very soothing. I do that all the time, specially watching my nieces and nephews sleep. I like watching Danil when he is sleeping too. It makes me feel so grateful that I have him, for better or for worse.

Thank you so much. This post made my morning :). Love you.
- on December 23, 2011 at 10:03 | Reply Enida
  
  Yes, very soothing. Watching ’em sleeping, snoring and all. Hehe.
on December 22, 2011 at 23:50 | Reply Zed

“…when in pain, try watching your children sleep. As you want nothing to touch them, nothing can touch you. Heaven is on earth for those who are willing to stand still for a while and embrace peace.” How true and how absolutely lovely.. permission to put this on my FB stats?
- on December 22, 2011 at 23:52 | Reply Enida
  
  My pleasure, Zed. 🙂
- on December 22, 2011 at 23:55 | Reply Enida
  
  By the way, dear Zed… are we connected on Facebook?
  - on December 23, 2011 at 08:31 | Reply Zed
    
    Yes we are :P…you will know when I post 🙂
    - on December 23, 2011 at 08:32 | Reply Zed
      
      …and Thank you 🙂