At the beginning of the year, I was deep in the trenches of school. My full load kept me pretty buried in the evenings and along with that came a lot of momma guilt for missing out on time with my children. In the above picture, I was working on one paper or another at the dining table and Little Lu begged to crawl up into my lap for snuggles. Despite the immense amount of pressure I was under to stick to my deadline, I stopped to answer her requests. I picked her up, cradled her in my arms, and covered her in kisses.