Night Tight Cuddles

I am thankful that at least two of my kids enjoy "cuddling" with me regularly.

For Lizzie, that means actually cuddling up next to me in bed with her head buried in my arm as she drifts off to sleep.

For Jacob, that means laying on the bed and talking about "stuff."  May be good parts of the day.  May be things he is concerned about.  May be a time for him to question me about something.  Basically, just a nice time for talking.  However, he too enjoys staying there long enough that he starts to drift off and I have to send him off to his bed!

Then there is Zach.  He is a freshman  and "cuddling" is not something he is overly excited about on a regular basis.  However, he will occasionally come into our bedroom, lay across the end of the bed and start talking to us about something.  It might be something deep - someone at school is using drugs.  It might be something funny - guess what happened in health today.  It may be something he is concerned about - the shooting in Connecticut.  It may be about a sporting event.  But, it might just be chatter.

I treasure these night time cuddles and talks.  I know they won't last forever.