So I'm feeling really emotional today...I came across this post on Instagram that hit me right in the gut. Brought me to my knees and tears to my eyes. It was a reminder that tomorrow is not promised. We are not promised tomorrow with our kids and our kids are not promised tomorrow with us.
Here I sit, editing a few images from last night’s session. And these stop me in my tracks.
This. THIS is why mom's need to get in the frame with their kiddos.
You don't need to lose weight first. or have whiter teeth. or have cuter clothes. or whatever other excuses you have. You just need to be with your kids. To have these moments documented...for when parenting sucks. and when parenting is hard. It's moments like these that give us moms that reminder of why we do what we do. That all the challenges are worth it. That there is more joy in this journey than we realize while we’re in the trenches of motherhood....
And for your kids. For your kids to know you were there. For your kids to see your love for them hanging on the walls in your home. For your kids to have a piece of you and for you to have a piece of them when that possibility of tomorrow not being promised sadly becomes a reality.
Do yourself a favor…and your kids a favor. Get in the frame.