Joel and I recently discovered that we can hook up a cell phone to our speakers and play music through Pandora. It's been pretty fun letting the girls dance and play around to Pandora's Disney Kids channel. They love hollering 'WHAT MOVIE IS THIS SONG FROM?!' as loud as they can over the volume of the speakers. Then when they do recognize a song they go totally bonkers. It's magic.
Tonight I found an LDS Hymns of Worship Radio channel. What a fantastic way to close the Sabbath tonight. A friend came over for some mom-chat and conversation. We both remarked at how peaceful the music made us feel. There is nothing like hearing your favorite hymn sung by a different voice or simply performed by piano. After my friend left I sat and thought about my sweet girls. I was feeling overwhelmed by how much I truly love them. I almost wanted to go and wake them up so I could snuggle and love them. ALMOST. Just at that moment Sarah peaked out from her room and asked if she could go to the bathroom. She did her business and I motioned for her to come over. She asked, 'Mom, did you call me out here just so you could cuddle with me?' 'Yup, I sure did, Squirt.' 'Wow, cool.' And then we snuggled for a few minutes. Then we played some drawing games on my Nook together. It was simple and fun and best of all I could spend a few quiet minutes with my amazing daughter. She mentioned several times that she liked the music too. I asked her if she thought I yelled too much sometimes to which she replied, 'No, Mom, you have a beautiful voice.' That felt better than the other day when she said that is what caused my bloodshot eye.
Tonight I wanted just one more minute with my girls. I got a few more minutes with one. I'll take it. I am so thankful for the spirit that was in my home tonight. I will strive to create a welcome place for the spirit to dwell so I can have these moments more frequently. These moments make the tough times easier to endure.
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