Motherhood is not glamorous or clean. It goes without trophies or awards and oftentimes we blame ourselves for everything that goes wrong yet never take credit for when anything goes right. We question ourselves constantly and push through far too many moments of exhaustion and exasperation than we care to admit. But this morning when little Colin joyously exclaimed “Happy Mother’s Day mama!” without any prompting and William and Nathan threw their arms around me and Owen smiled and cooed, I just wanted to stop time. I hope one day they’ll understand just how much I love them and how happy they’ve made me. I hit the mama jackpot with these four.

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