Saying "I love you"

Well, here I am. Looking at another day. Sometimes that's a good thing, I feel ready for the day--Bring it on! Other days aren't so ambitious and I feel like crawling back in bed and pulling the covers over my head. Most days are somewhere in between, usually a little of both. Today is going to be a busy day, the calendar tells me that. And I still have seven kids that need a mom, three meals to fix, house to clean, laundry and you know how the list goes on. Today I'm going to make sure I do one thing in the midst of all my busy-ness. I'm going to touch each of my kids and tell them I love them. At some point in the day, I'm going to look for an opportunity to give a back scratch, a hug, or a head ruffle and say, "Have I told you today that I love you?" Because despite everything else I do today, when my kids lay down in bed tonight that's what I hope they remember and they can't remember it if I never do it. So, that's today's "matter", but saying "I love you"-- matters--everyday.