Yesterday I saw this picture of when I was pregnant. Don’t judge me.. I was HUGE! 🙂 As I looked at it, I tried to remember what our lives were like a year ago. What I imagined motherhood was going to be like. What Laila was going to look like. What being a mom would feel like. But it was so strange… I was trying so hard to remember what life was like, but I could barely remember! I honestly feel like Laila has ALWAYS been here. I feel like she has ALWAYS been a part of my life! I feel like I have ALWAYS been her mom and she has ALWAYS been my baby girl!
The day I had Laila changed my life forever. (You can read my whole birth story on my fertility blog!) I remember the first time they put her in my arms, I knew we were going to be best friends. I knew she was my little angel and that I would treasure her forever! Tyson and I had never felt so blessed…EVER!
Tyson and I were talking last night about parenthood. I told him that she really is our everything! We pray for her constantly, dream about her nightly, think about her non-stop, feed her, change her diapers, read to her, play with her, sing songs to her, bathe her and are with her almost 24/7. We never know what life has in store for us, so we are truly treasuring EVERY minute! She is our PERFECT treasure.
I am grateful to know that motherhood is an eternal blessing and that we get to be a family FOREVER! Whether we have 10 kids or 1 little miracle on earth, we get to be parents for eternity! In Matthew, Chapter 6 verse 21 it reads, “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” I treasure Laila with all of my heart! I am so grateful to hold this role! I am lucky that I get to be HER mom! She is perfect for me and I hope I am perfect for her!
“Female roles did not begin on earth, and they do not end here. A woman who treasures motherhood on earth will treasure motherhood in the world to come, and “where [her] treasure is, there will [her] heart be also” (Matt. 6:21).” – Julie B. Beck
I want you to think of your life RIGHT NOW. Who is most important to you? Who do you want to be with for eternity? Who is YOUR treasure?
It is my hope that each of us as women, will treasure that which is most important! I love this quote by President Monson, “Send that note to the friend you’ve been neglecting; give your child a hug; give your parents a hug; say “I love you” more; always express your thanks. Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved. Friends move away, children grow up, loved ones pass on. It’s so easy to take others for granted, until that day when they’re gone from our lives and we are left with feelings of “what if” and “if only.” Said author Harriet Beecher Stowe, “The bitterest tears shed over graves are for words left unsaid and deeds left undone.”
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Danielle is the owner of Today's the Best Day. She strives to provide creative and uplifting content in order to enrich the parenting experience for women everywhere. Danielle hopes to help you and your family to make every day the best day! 
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