To the decade that made me a mother

To the decade that made me a Mom....

How can I ever want to leave you behind?

This was the decade in which my identity shifted forever.

This was the decade that my belly stretched, my breasts nurtured life, and my space became occupied by the needs of my children.

This was the decade where I felt life grow inside of my body.

This was the decade where I felt the loss of a miscarried child.

This was the decade where my marriage was challenged as we both learned what it meant to become a mother and a father.

This was the decade where I gave up parts of myself so I could make space for who I was as a Mom.

This was the decade where I learned that in order to take care of others, I had to take care of myself.

This is the decade where I learned just how far I could be pushed and what I needed to do to bring more joy in to my life.

This was the decade that intensified my love and expanded my capacity for calm.

This was the decade where I witnessed what I no longer liked about myself, through the eyes of my children.

This is the decade where I was cracked wide open so more light could emerge.

This was the decade I became a Mom. 

It was a decade filled with growth.

It was a decade filled with diapers, dinners, and laundry.

It was a decade where I was pushed to every extreme.

It was the decade in which I was gifted the chance to meet the souls that chose me to be their mother.

This was a decade filled with change. But more importantly, it was a decade filled with a love I never knew before and a love I will now never live without.

Thank you decade for making me a Mother.

I hold you in my heart for all of my decades to come.