A Good Cry

Each of us know sometimes we get to a point where our heart is full of anxiety or unexpressed emotions that we have been holding back. Usually for a woman, when our heart gets like this we just need to have a good cry. Sometimes we are actually crying for joy and sadness at the same time. Bless our husbands because they have no idea how to handle us when we are in this state of clarity yet total confusion because we can't figure out the words. Anyhow, tonight as we were driving home from the farm my precious Kate says in a very soft spoken and mousey voice, "Mommy, I feel like crying and I don't really know why." Instantly I wanted to cry. I was sad she was feeling this way, I was awestruck that at her young age she could feel just like me, and I was moved by her honest confusion. I tried to ask probing questions to see if anything was bothering her, if she was thinking about something, etc. Bless her heart, just like me she couldn't really answer the questions or pinpoint what it was tugging on her emotions. I summarized a list of the possibilities in my mind (school starting, etc.), but instead of digging deeper I explained I feel the same way sometimes. We decided the best way to solve it tonight was to cuddle. I love being a momma!