The Little Moments Make the Big Moments

(Written August 7th, 2023)

We are 19 days away from my oldest son getting married. Driving home today, I was thinking back over the last 21 years. Being a writer, I can't help but reminisce and get a little sappy with my thoughts. My mind thought back over my years raising him, and as I was thinking of each little moment I have spent with him throughout the years, it hit me- each little moment had created the "big moments" in his life.

Each little moment of dreaming about him, nourishing him in my womb, taking my vitamins, and reading pregnancy books led up to the big moment of his birth.

Each little moment that I spent nursing him, singing to him, rocking him, and talking to him led up to the big moment when he said his first word.

Each little moment where his dad cheered him on, played with him, and walked him around the house with him holding tightly onto his daddy's fingers led up to the big moment where he took his first step.

Each little, frustrating moment of me sitting next to him, going over phonics, reading ACE stories to him, helping him hold his pencil, teaching him songs, led up to the moment where he wrote his name for the first time and read his first word.

Each little moment of school- day in and day out, led up to the moment when he finished his last twelfth grade book and then graduated and received his diploma.

Each little moment of watching his dad treat his mom right, watching his parents work through problems, love each other, take time for each other, and make each other top priority led to the moment where he had a girlfriend, and then a fiancee, and then, (in 19 days,) a wife.

Each little moment that his dad spent teaching him how to be a good worker and a good man led to the big moment of getting the job he wanted.

Each little moment that I spent talking to him- in the car, in the kitchen, in his room, in the living room, led to the big moment (in 19 days) of him walking down the aisle as a pure man.

Each little moment that I took to get him ready for church, load him up for church, train him to sit during church, and teach of the importance of church, led to the big moment of him moving from our church to another church- and to getting involved in the ministries there.

Each little moment, as insignificant as they seemed, all created the big moments of life.

Some moments were frustrating. Some wonderful. Some tedious. Some monotonous. Some sad. Some happy.

But they all created a myriad of songs that melded into a glorious symphony.

Mamas, when you get frustrated at all the seemingly small, insignificant moments of life, pause and ponder some things.

It's all the little moments that create the life we live. It's the little moments that shape your kids, and your home, and the atmosphere that you want to raise them in.

It's the little moments, that although they seem little at the time, turn out to be bigger moments than you realized.

It's the little moments of the "I love yous" and kisses and hugs and wilted flowers given with a shy smile, and muddy footprints, and high fives over successes in life, and late night talks, and instruction and correction and ruffles of hair as you walk by, and little smiles that will lead to the big moments of life.

And when you are about to experience those big moments, you will look back and realize that all the little moments of life were really big moments for your child.

Go have some little moments with your kids, because the little moments eventually make the big moments, and believe me, it goes all too quickly.