35/365

Today as I went through my daughter's backpack, as I always do when we get home from school, I stopped in my tracks. In her schoolwork was something I'd never seen before, and even though I know she had help with it, I teared up just the same as if she'd done it herself.

I am grateful that she is "learning" to write her name. Of course, she doesn't know the alphabet just yet, but seeing this on paper made me realize what the future holds. There will be a day when she comprehends letters and numbers. There will be a day when she learns to read. And there will be a day when she writes her name all by herself.

But for today, she knows without a doubt that I am incredibly proud to be her Mommy. And the rest is just icing on the cake.