*Sweet*

When I took this picture I knew it would be classic Claire Jane.

She is my heart. I love her so much. She made me a mom and with that made me grow in unspeakable ways. She is so kind. Her heart is so big and and she is just like her daddy. Jeremy is so genuinely good and she has that same goodness. She fed Olive snook today and it almost made my heart burst. Not just the fact that she is getting so very big but also the sweet sing song in her voice as she assured Olive that she was okay and that she loved her. I told her she was going to be such a good mom. She told me feeding Olive was good practice for her.

Our conversation has left me thinking. The world is full of messages that tell her who she should be and what she should do with her life. Will Claire know what a sweet gig motherhood is? Will she want to be a mom because she will see the joy that it brings to me? Will she understand what a divine calling it is? I sure hope so. Raising amazing spirits is serious work, and can, at times, leave me feeling overwhelmed, overworked, and inadequate but with those feelings comes great growth and faith not to mention tiny miracles and tender mercies. I have no doubt that motherhood is a refiners fire and that I couldn't be who I need to be without these little people in my life. I am so very blessed to have my girls.