Arise and Laugh

you are a M.O.M. when.....
instead of writing letters TO Santa, you write letters FROM Santa.

This weekend a cute loved one brought me a letter to read that she had received from Santa last year. It was so cute and you could tell the pride and joy in the child's eyes as she brought it to me. Writing these letters from Santa has become so fun with all of the support from modern technology (click of Arise and Laugh to link to free Santa Letters).
Writing letters, buying gifts, the stories are all so exciting. It makes the magic even more real when you see the light in a child's eye light up. Take a minute today to enjoy your Santa responsibilities by thinking about the joy on Christmas morning. Remember gifts are a symbol of the greatest gift of all.

Arise and Laugh

you are a M.O.M. when.....
your happiness is determined by the smile on the faces of your loved ones.

There is so much joy in someone else happiness. The joy when someone is so glad to see you that they have to be in your arms. The joy in a contagious laugh that just can't stop. The joy of a SUPER hug. The joy in kiss so hard they are shaking. Joy to the World!

Arise and Laugh

you are a M.O.M. when......
you lick your child's face instead of using a towel of some sort.

Okay so I haven't literally licked my child's face, but I have licked my thumb and wiped a cheek or some other facial feature. Too often I run out of the house without doing a fashion or cleaning check. More often than that I am handing food to a screaming loved one (not just children) to stop the fit and by the time we get to the desired destination all that was right before is all dirty. Oh the JOYS, seriously it really is a joy especially if you laugh about all the silly things that happen.