I got home late this evening from a MOPS meeting. My children were all asleep and my husband was passed out on the couch in the living room. I slipped into the room where my two older kids sleep and took a few minutes to just be there. It isn’t often quiet in our house, especially when the children are awake! But these moments when I can be near them, listen to them breathe, and watch their chests slowly rise and lower with each breath, I am reminded of the great rewards of motherhood. These rewards often get lost in the day to day living when I feel worn down from countless questions and demands on me from every direction. But in these precious still moments, when I look at my kids, I know in my heart they are fearfully and wonderfully made.