I still kiss my kids boo-boos even if they don’t believe it will magically heal them anymore. It shows my love for them and most of the time when I ask if they want me to kiss their boo-boos they say yes. Now we are talking about 19, 16, 13, and 12 year old kids. It shows me they love mama and will let me kiss them when they are hurt.

What they don’t realize, well maybe they do, that their hugs heal my heart when I am sad. My daughter has always been the first to hug me when I am sad. My 16 year old 6ft 2 inch man child hugs me so tight sometimes I can’t breath. If I wasn’t so short maybe it would be better. I just have to remind him how short I really am. My 13 year old never wants to let me go and doesn’t care if I cry on his shoulder, even when the tears soak into his shirt. My 12 year old will hug me and want to snuggle me.

These kids of mine are my heart and soul!