Then, Came The Magic

Not sure when I noticed it... 

Was it when Conner devoured a magazine?
Was it when Bella gleefully ran after deer?
Perhaps it was when Bella, while helping mom do dishes cried
"Ding" and crashed into my bowl (breaking it)
I think maybe it was seeing Bella run down the hall

with puffy boots on, 

jammies, 

wearing a gold necklace and talking on her "cell"
Thinking it could have been Bella saying  

"Need strawberry short-cake girl Mommy, I get it" 
and throwing toys out behind her as she dug for the needed toy.
Could it simply be Conner smiling up at me as I rocked him before bed?
Maybe as Bella had two stuffed animals play mommy and baby?

Honestly, I can not pinpoint the moment of moments this evening.

You know it........

that time when all else falls away and there is simply the joy of children in the house.
That moment when you are incandescently happy!
As I  pulled the last load of laundry from the washing machine,
I stopped and looked down the hall to see
my precious little girl dancing, 
wearing those puffy boots again, 
pajamas 
and twirling the gold necklace.
Such a special moment!
I am not one of those super-obsessed stage moms :)
I believe in a healthy enjoyment of kids and the things they offer.
I take the good and the bad...
realizing it is all for the glory of the kingdom of God.
It is a night like this though, that I look back on when I am struggling to find blessing in a situation.

A night like this where a gentle reassurance from the Lord seems to descend and all is right with the world.