True Love….
I think that as little girls we are taught to wait for a knight in shining armor to come rescue us and take us to a Big Castle, and then we will live happily ever after. However, are these ideas really true, pure or real. Do they really help us to dream big, to want more. Or are we holding out for something that is so superficial, empty, unsatisfying???? I think so. I know this is a ramble of thoughts…However as I ponder being a Mother for the second year in a row I am afraid that I was waiting for the wrong thing, the wrong idea. I have such a better understanding of what true love is. Don’t worry I will explain even further…
I have come to understand what true love really us, at least for me. True love for me is found in many different pieces of my life. It is not one moment, it is not all day every day, it is in surprising moments. Six years ago this summer I was married to Reed, my husband. I was young and had no idea of what a marriage really meant or what it looked like day to day. Over these six years I have grown so much. I have learned to really love, to give, to be humble, to stand up for myself, to change, to be vulnerable. I am so thankful for that, I am so happy for conflict, for a love that pushes me, to grow, to change to be better than I was six years ago. Along this journey of ours I become a mother, and WOW, this is the definition of True Love. Love that is never ending, a love that fills your heart. A love that is so scary sometimes, because you could not handle ever loosing it. A love that makes you become more, to want more, to care about better things. I am so excited about this Mothers Day because I feel like I am more myself now, then I have ever been. There is something so pure about being a MOM, that makes all the sleepless nights, and sacrifices worth it. I feel like this kind of true love is a love that makes you love without the fancy dress, hair or castle. It is the love that makes you go for a walk, feeling the sun on your face, the wind blowing through your side ponytail, no makeup on, and just breathing it in, being so thankful for that exact moment. Now don’t get me wrong I want that Happily Ever After, I just understand now that it comes through hard work, perseverance vulnerability and sacrifice! So far I like this movie much better!
Happy Mothers Day to all, Mothers who are and Mothers who will be!
