Tender Mercies

Tonight I was lying on the couch reading a book and marveling on how peaceful it was (it had been a very long and tiring day) when I heard Bella start crying...It was almost midnight. I said to myself:
"Oh great!" I was not happy and it was obvious. I went in there and tried to calm her down. Not much luck. After I don't know how many renditions of "I'm Trying to be Like Jesus", we sat in her glider for a bit and rocked. As we were sitting there rocking I looked down to see her sweet little face staring back at me, I was immediately taken aback with what a blessing she truly is...to top it all off...I leaned down and kissed her forehead. As I sat back to rest my head, she leaned up and kissed me on the face, laid her hand on chest and patted me and smiled. It was probably the sweetest moment ever in my life. I couldn't help but sit there and cry and hold my precious baby even tighter. I'm grateful for Heavenly Father's lessons on what's really important in life.