If you don’t keep up with me on Facebook and Twitter, you
might not know that the book, “Love, Momma D”, which is a collection of several
of Momma D’s blog posts over the past few years, is due to be released the
middle of December (just in time for Christmas).
I was sharing this information with a young mom I spoke to a
few days ago at a book signing for one of my other books, which lead to some great conversation. She asked me a few
questions about the blog and book and then asked why I chose to write about
parenting. It didn’t take me more than a second or two to answer her by saying,
“Because our kids deserve the very best we can give them in unconditional love
and I want every parent to know that.”
As I was saying those words, my mind immediately went to the
post I wrote a couple of years ago called “It’s A Great Day To Be Alive”. I won’t
retell the entire story, but in celebration of Thanksgiving, I'll sum it up in just a few sentences by
saying:
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Four year-old Emma was singing Travis Tritt’s It’s a Great Day to be Alive at the top
of her lungs…and believed in her heart it truly was.
·
As I listened to her I was thankful she felt
that way and hoped and prayed she and my other three children would always know
that every day is a great day to be alive when you have the love of God,
family, and friends to count on.
·
As parents we need to make sure that our
children know that every day is a great day to be alive because of the fact
that they are unique and cherished.
We also need to remind ourselves each and every day of how
thankful we should be for the blessing of being called Mom and Dad because it’s
the absolute best gig there is.
Happy
Thanksgiving from my family to yours,
Momma D
Copyright 2016 Darla Noble. No part of this can be used or copied without permission from the author.
