A moment

I sit in a still room as the rain pounds my window from the outside. I feel safe. A smile spreads across my face as I hear my love's breath through the baby monitor. In the background I hear the rain pounding her windows, as well. She is also safe. The dog sleeps at my feet, tired from an afternoon of bone chewing and chasing a busy toddler from room to room. A family at rest means a moment of peace for mama. My life is a busy one. Working, mothering, loving, creating, molding, learning... Each moment pools into the next like an endless river…pebble by pebble, I wade through. Though the current is strong, I am stronger and I take the time to feel the water between my toes, the sun on my face and the wind at my back. Here and now; the rain on my window, the beautiful life sleeping safely in the other room. Peace.