Ever Grateful for the Love

Family

 

 

Sacha in madera

 

Chelsea and corey

 

 

sacha and Yann snorkling cassis

chelsea and Sacha Christmas

 

 

chelsea in Cyprus

 

Chelsea pont neuf Collage

 

sacha in Naples

 

 

 

family

 

chels and Sach little

My children are not so little anymore, yet here they are my little ones that I have nurtured, loved, held, prayed, worried, cared and given the last bite too many times over. They are next to me and I am able to nibble their necks, hold their hands, fuss over, giggle at their jokes, walk in silence, admire upclose and cook their favorite foods not carrying if I gain a millon pounds.

They are young adults and yet they are my babies. My life. My love. 

Our everything.

Happy.

Not wanting to share one minute, not wanting to be anywhere but right by their side.

Not wanting this time to end.

Why do we have to go back home when home is with them?

Wanting their happiness before mine.

I am in love.

And that is the greatest gift of all… I am ever grateful.

 



Comments

14 responses to “Ever Grateful for the Love”

  1. Amen to that.
    T. will not be with us for Christmas and it feels like I’m missing an arm.
    Memories will have to buoy me up tomorrow night when we sit by the fire in the light of the tree and count our blessings.
    Home is where the heart is.

  2. “Wanting their happiness before mine”. That says it all.
    Waiting for one more of our babies to get home tomorrow. He has a 6 hour drive.
    Can’t wait until everyone is home and we will have 5 days together.
    Your family is beautiful. Merry Christmas to all.

  3. love-that is all I can say!

  4. Wonderful pictures…thanks for sharing them.

  5. One of the measures of your and Yann’s parental success is the fact that your children have become adults who are now able to be independent (although they still choose to be close to you).

  6. becky up a hill

    Why do we have to go back home when home is with them? I feel the same about my boys and my husband. They are my home. Merry Christmas Corey.

  7. What a sweet post & so very true!!! Hope you have a very merry Christmas with your family! Oh…. Wait till grandchildren…. You have even more crazy love!!!

  8. Where does the time go? Home IS wherever they are and it is hard to leave without them! So true. Such a poignant post. The pictures say it all.

  9. We are lucky to at least be sharing Christmas with our 21 and 23-year-old “children,” and it sounds like you are too. Cherish every minute!

  10. You express so beautifully what is in every mother’s heart.

  11. I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT you are saying!
    MERRY CHRISTMAS………….XO

  12. Corey, how well you have written the words from this mother’s heart and soul…always, always wanting the best for them. Savor every minute of this precious time shared..holiday love and blessings to you all as you spend the holiday together in Paris. Kristin

  13. Yes, our children are to be grateful for. Your children are just beautiful!

  14. There is a very special dynamic when the nuclear family collects together. We’ve had just a few hours with our four grown up children and my mum, on the 5th anniversary of my dad’s death. Another scattering of the clan begins any minute. It is a poignant joy/tristesse that is hard to put into words but feels like a big sponge of emotion squeezing inside.

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