grateful

dear God,

i know we were both so busy the other night-- me making dinner, washing bottles, loading the dishwasher, feeding the dog & you taking care of, well, everything-- so i thought i'd drop you a note too, in case you didn't hear me when i said thank you at the time.

i know you have so much going on, and something as simple as listening to eric read a bedtime story to our son as he rocked the baby in his little blue bedroom may not seem like a big deal. what, with all the major catastrophes and people calling out to you so often, i can't even imagine! but i wanted to make sure you knew how much i love those two and how much i appreciate them in my life, how that five minutes of my crazy life will always be perfect and serene in my memory, how i will always, always be grateful for those five minutes, how the lump that was in my throat at the time creeps back up every time i glance at that memory, reminding me over and over how lucky i am.

so that's it. thanks again, honestly. in fact, thanks for all our blessings. you rock!
love,
me