What is a mom worth?

Many times I seem to get caught in our crazy daily life...and wonder what my "purpose" in life is.  I read voraciously, and tend to get caught up in my books during nap time and after the girls go to sleep...meaning the housework can be easily forgotten.  I have finally realized why I love reading so much.  It is a true escape, and a way for me to feel like I am still learning, and still knowledgeable.  I haven't been in the true work force for almost 3 years now.  It gnaws at me that I may not be as smart as I used to be, or that I'm losing my brain.  

After talking with one of my sisters, she truly shed a light on my life.  God placed me here, in this life, on this journey with Jake and our girls, for a reason.  My true purpose is to be their mother...to show them by way of example, what a Christian is...to teach them values, to teach them that they can be whoever they choose to be, most of all, to love them.  I do this with my whole heart...so much that I am terrified that when they go to school I won't be able to protect them like I do now.  

Each day, at the end of the day, I think back about what I would change or do differently.  Usually it is that I wish I would "unplug" more.  What is a cell phone worth?  Not much.  What is it worth to see the light in my girls eyes when they make a new discovery, to kiss their heads as I read to them, to sing silly made up songs as we are driving to town...now THAT is priceless. 

Whenever I question my destiny...I look into my girls eyes...and I know. I feel it in my heart.  This is my destiny.  God placed me here to mother, to love unconditionally, and to teach love.  Thank you, God.  For blessing me with an unimaginable, magical destiny.