Each and Every Letter

(This post originally appeared on MomQ.org)

As summer break wraps up and a new school year starts, I’m looking forward to getting back into a routine. I love summer. I love the energy the kids bring to the house during the day. I love the fun things summer has to offer. But we can also easily find ourselves overloaded with activities. 

Plus, with more kids in the house for more hours during the day, the number of times I hear the word “mom” increases exponentially in the summer. 

Mom. Momma. Mommy. I have kids of various ages and stages, but some form of “mom” rings out through my house all day, every day. 

It’s a gift and it’s humbling. At times, it also feels like a distraction. Or even an interruption. Sometimes motherhood can feel like managing a long series of interruptions. As soon as you focus on one task or one child, something or someone else needs your attention. A few weeks ago, we came home from the beach. I was unpacking and trying to tackle the backlog of laundry when I discovered my toddler had a fever of 103. A few minutes later, as I tried to call our pediatrician while also getting medicine, at that moment my children alerted me to the fact that there was a snake in the house. Can we just tackle one thing at a time, please?!

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