Mama Bear...

See these faces...

These are the faces of two people that I love.  I would do anything for them...anything.

They are silly and goofy and when I hear them laugh I can't help laughing myself.  When I see them cry I feel their pain.  And when someone is hurting them the Mama Bear in me rises up ready to defend them.

It is amazing how quickly my furry friend appears.  When I first became a mother I wondered if the mythical creature was in fact real and living in me.  I was quickly assured that she is real.  From the moment that I looked down at that pink little person they laid in my arms the Mama Bear in me has existed.

My children are special.  They are smart, they are caring, they are loyal, they love.  I am sure that every parent can look at their child and say the same thing but these are my kids.  God blessed my life with them.  They are a part of me.

Ashlyn has recently been dealing with some girls who have been not-so-nice to her at school.  When I see her little face when she is telling me about it my heart breaks.  I remember the feeling of not knowing what you did to make your friends suddenly not like you.  To have to reassure your child that there is nothing wrong with her, it is nothing that she has done and that sometimes girls are just mean is a hard reality to face.  Girls are so mean.  I am sure I won't have this problem with Landon because if a boy doesn't want to play with him he won't internalize it.  He will just move on to the next kid.  Girls are different.  We are passionate.  We take things seriously.  We take things personally.

I will do my part to make sure my kids aren't bullies themselves.  I will remind my children that just because someone is mean to them doesn't give them the right to be mean back.  I will explain that sometimes other people may not like you but they are the ones missing out on being friends with an amazing person like you.

Both of my kids will be reassured many times a day that they are loved.  I will always tell them that they are special.  And I will show them that the Bible says that God made them special in Psalm 139:13-14 "For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb.  I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made."

I love her...

I love him...