Early Morning Mothering Recharge

You know you live in the city when you can't tell if the 4 a.m. moaning sounds outside your window are from a drunk or a cat in heat. (I'm guessing cat.)

I couldn't get back to sleep after these early morning yelps, so I left my sleeping babies, wandered the house, made a cup of coffee, reveled in the rare experience of a quiet morning before my early-risers appeared, and noticed the light.  Oh, the June light!  

I opened the blinds wide and watched the early morning sky unfold, taking a few quiet moments to prepare for the day's work ahead.  Often, it seems, we moms can get so busy with the daily job of running a busy household, cleaning, preparing meals, cleaning, planning activities, cleaning, showering our little ones with attention and affection, preparing more meals and doing more cleaning, that we miss the quiet opportunity to reflect on all that we do--how important our job is--and acknowledge that even with the necessary dailiness and repetition of our work, it is the best job in the world to wake up for.