Healed by Cherubs
Yesterday was a SUCKY day! There I said it!To name a few: car prowled, garbage spilled, pork spoiled, license expired, card denied…and more where that came from. I was trying to be all zen about it and NOT focus on the ick stuff happening, but like a sore pimple, for some reason I was compelled to poke at it. I don’t know the trick to ignore or at least shake off when the shit keeps coming (excuse my language, but that is how I felt).
I decided to be honest with the kids and tell them why I wasn’t having a good day. They even witnessed one of my troubling moments (card denied). As much as I was grumpy about it, I also made it light for them (and me) so I asked them to help shake it off. They sang, “Favorite Things”, they brainstormed solutions (back rub, bath, nice meal), they sat quietly when I needed it.
The most beautiful thing though is this…when we got home, they scurried to my daughter’s room and unbeknownst to me, they spent time making me a care package. At dinner they first sang me a lovely choir song about love and light and then they presented me with handmade cards and some of their very own Halloween candy (I am a sucker for candy- pun intended). All of their cards had “my kind of words” on it…”tomorrow is a new day”, peace, love…
Can I just say that my heart grew 10 fold after there ‘mommy care’ ceremony. How can I not have healed from my day? The purest of hearts, the voices of angels, the sweetest sentiments AND CANDY!
Posted on December 8, 2010, in Uncategorized and tagged Everyday Life, Happiness. Bookmark the permalink. 3 Comments.
Elevate the Ordinary 
Your story just warms my heart… what lovely souls you live with!
Yes, what a sweet experience. Kids really do listen to what grown-ups say and mostly to what grown-ups “do”. You must be “doing” a lot of great things to have all of that reflected back to you.
Wow! I was so touched! Sounds like my wonderful stepdaughters! We are so blessed!