It's midnight. The girls are asleep and quite frankly, I know I should be too. Only an hour left before Maya's next feed. But I have lots to do! The dishes are stacked a mile high. The laundry was never switched to the dryer, which means I will most likely be rewashing the same load tomorrow. Toys, books, burp cloths, and all diaper changing needs are lying in the living room, as they have all day. And the biggest mess of all is still on the kitchen table-my five year olds' "cupcakes" she concocted earlier today, which consisted of flour, lots of food coloring, berry applesauce, all topped with a pistachio. There's so much to do. And I couldn't be happier.
Typically, I would feel so overwhelmed by so many things. Lately, I have been trying my best to just live in the moment, especially each beautiful moment God gives me with my two girls. So instead of laundry, we played Candy Land, which Mal has learned to stack the deck and beat me EVERY game! Instead of dishes, we read books and sang to our baby Maya. Instead of worrying about the flour that was flying through the air, or the pan of rather runny "cupcakes" that beckoned me to clean, I allowed her imagination to blossom as I danced with Maya and soaked in her smiles. And instead of napping when the baby did? I taught Mallory a few cheers so she would be game ready to hang with the high schoolers tomorrow.
There's so much to do here. And I'm thankful for every mess. Chances are, those messes are still going to be waiting for me tomorrow. And chances are, they can just keep waiting....

<3 Rachel