Smile

I wonder, my faithful reader(s). . . are you up for a challenge? I'm going to try something for the month of April. . . I have a few personal challenges that I struggle with as a mom. Things I want to do better and don't, and then don't again, and then don't again. Things I pray about every morning before I get out of bed, and fail at before I push the button on the coffee pot. These are small things, usually, not always, but there is a list. For the month of April I want to intensely focus on one item from my list each week.

The first item on this list is smiling. I want my kids to remember my face smiling at them. I want their picture of their mother after I am gone to have light in my eyes and delight in their presence. We think our kids are a blessing, but sometimes I think all they see is. . . tired. My heart smiles at them, and sometimes I realize my face isn't, and then the moment is gone and they never saw the smile in my heart, because my face was somewhere else, usually just distracted in the every day.

So, for this first week of April (a little late, mind you). I want to smile. I want to let the joy inside my heart come out and shine like the sun on them.

Care to smile with me?