One Day I Blinked

One day I blinked.

I took a moment to pause.

I took a moment to rest.

I took a moment to breathe.

I took time for granted.

And when I looked up, my babies were no longer babies.

I will no longer think there will always be tomorrow.

Now, I will savor in the day.
No matter the behavior.
No matter the mess.

No matter the attitudes.
No matter the crying or whining.
No matter the fighting.

I have been a mom for a full decade now.
And I would not change a moment of it for the world.