It was a GOOD day.

“You’re such a good mom”

5 words. Five simple words, a quick compliment in the moment is all it took to stun the breath in my lungs and cause my heart to skip a beat.

No one has said that to me before. At least, no one from outside my small circle of influence.

Never has anyone whom I’ve respected and adored, never someone who has had an opportunity to observe and brandish their own conclusion of how I engage and interact with my daughter, never have such kind and meaningful words been directed at me with sweet endearment and without being a consequence of a parenting conversation.

To hear those words, seemingly randomly, but in the present of just being mom have never held such a grip on my heart.

For it to be on the tail end of a day where all the thankfulness receives extra attention, there is something to be cherished to end the day, curling up into bed with an extra large smile on my face, warmth in my heart and a level of gratitude that hasn’t been previously experienced.