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delighted...it's how i feel about being a mom to my 3 year old.

now, granted-i don't feel delighted every single hour of every day...

some days are just rough-around-the-edges kind of days.

but, it's the small things that happen in a day that

can turn things around...and it's those things that i delight in most!

like her squeals. 

she will squeal over teeny, tiny things like-

 letting her jump on my bed...or, 

letting her hold the leash when we walk indy.

my fav is when she finds out that i'm make hot cocoa for her...

squeal.squeal.squeal.

{yes, on 93 degree days...she squeals for hot cocoa}  (:

i am grateful for her happy heart...it melts mine.

especially after i make dinner and look around to see

all of the work left in front of me to do...

she runs up and thanks me for a great supper

before going outside to play with her daddy.

it melts my heart...

because it's somewhere in her heart to do that.

and when i play 'my little pony' with her,

she routinely tells me that i'm her best friend...

soon after that, she is delegating our roles.

and, even after days where i feel like i've said 

"not right now" and "no-that is not okay" 

like a thousand times, 

she still tells me that i'm the best mama ever!

God has blessed ben and i with this little life.

a life that has given us far more joy than

we ever thought possible.