i am the type of person who really becomes immersed in the characters and plot of the current book i am reading. i finished firefly lane today and loved it. one part of the story is the strained relationship between kate and her teenage daughter, marah. this led to me thinking about when mikayla will one day be a teenager. i dread the day when she no longer thinks i am "awesome" as she proudly proclaimed at journey this past mother's day. i know the day will come when i will be embarrassing to her and the most unfair person in the world. today i was cleaning out her bookbag and saw that mikayla's kindergarten teacher, mrs. mcrcary, had sent home a book the class made for thanksgiving. the book listed one thing each child was thankful for. while sitting at the redlight on the square i began to flip through the book. being the sap that i am, i immediately began to cry when i saw mikayla's page. there was a drawing of me and it read "mikayla is thankful for her mom". i decided that i am going to keep that page always. then in about 8 or so years, when mikayla is not as eager to be hugged and kissed by me i can look at it and remember the days when she loved my affection. i am also going to keep the letter she wrote about me and read aloud at journey church on mother's day this year. this is what she wrote:
dear mommy
i love you because you are so awesome. thank you for all you do for us. i love everyone in our family especially you. i love you because you let me put purple and red in my hair. mt says he loves you too. love, mikayla and mt. thank you
i am so blessed by my children.
