By Katrina Pickering
Looking back on the previous four years of my life, I can say I am feeling pretty rewarded. Why, you would ask? Let me explain.
In the past four years I have become a mommy while getting my Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling. That was a tough journey. I had to stop several times and take extra classes, extra internships and cost me extra time in order to complete that journey. I finished and I must say I feel blessed to have a great support system in my husband. I would not have been able to do it without his push.
I also have been blessed with bringing forth life and privileged with cultivating them into healthy beautiful little ladies. I would say that is reward within itself. Many have asked me, “Was it planned?” since I had them as close as I did. Considering I was married before I had my children, does it matter? Now don’t get me wrong, I have no issues with premarital sex or single parenting. How my husband and I have gotten so lucky to not get preggers prior to getting married is beyond me. But it happened this way. Children are a blessing and having them as close as I have has been a challenge.
But if given the opportunity to do it all over again, to space them out for two or more years, I would not change a thing. They are built-in best friends. They have each other no matter what for the rest of their lives. They support each other even now in ways I could not imagine. Something as simple as sharing a cup of milk is major a reward for me but they make this gesture seems so simple between the two of them.
God has given me the privilege to raise my sweet chocolate caramel babies to be loving and caring individuals. That I may say is pretty rewarding. What makes being a mommy rewarding to you?