Sweet nuggets

Being a single mom has some advantages. I get to have all the snuggles and cuddles and hugs and kisses!


I am one who shares my feelings towards little bug whenever I can. I want her to know, and NEVER doubt, that she is loved. I want her to feel how special she is to me and our family. I want her to know how talented I think she is and how smart she is. I want to make sure that she knows and never doubts my sentiments towards her.


What is extremely special is when she offers up "I love you" on her own. Or, when she says "you are the best mommy!" These sweet sentiments when unprompted but freely given are so precious to me. In that moment, whatever the context, she understands the feeling of love and she shares it.


I want her to always acknowledge her feelings both positive and negative. I of course, don't want her to dwell on the bad, but I want her to know those feelings when they come. It's from those negative/bad/icky feelings that we are able to embrace with fervor the good ones. I want her to focus on the good and embrace it.


I am amazed at how such a sweet little life can understand one of life's most complicated feelings.




Life is too short not to tell our loved one's exactly how we feel! Do it today, take a leap of faith and tell someone that you love them. Watch their eyes sparkled and their smile show up bright like the morning sun. It does the soul good.