Is This A Piece Of Heaven?

I have often wondered what heaven will be like. Who will be there? What will everyone look like? How will I feel? I am no longer asking myself these questions. Maybe it is age, or experience, or the knowledge of how fast time goes by, but I have been missing the mark for nine years now. Today is the birthday of my oldest child. McKay is nine, and he has been such a blessing in my life as all of the children have been. This week also marks the one month birthday of my daughter Kaycee. As I lay in bed this morning nursing Kaycee and looking at her perfect little features, I reflected on the day McKay was born. I was 24 years old and thought I had the world figured out. I was so anxious to be a new mom and had anticipated that day for as long as I could remember. Sadly, I was working full time, going to school full time, and trying to nurture a busy marriage. Time flew by, and before I knew it, I had been married 12 years and had four more children.

I have enjoyed each new baby, but oh how I am sucking it all in this time around. I finally woke up and realized that babies are a breath of heaven. They are one of The Lord's tender mercies...an allowed glimpse into what heaven will be like. To all of you mothers, take it all in. Take time to hold those babies. Let the beds go unmade, the dishes sit in the sink, and the laundry to pile up. It will all be there tomorrow while your baby will be having their ninth birthday before you know it. Today I am going to hold my baby and smell her hair, let her sleep on my chest, and let McDonald's do the cooking.