When you hear your autistic son say words for the first time.

When your two-year old little brother runs to you, arms outstretched for a hug, yelling "SIS!!!" after a long, hard day at work. You scoop him up, hold his little form tight and forget about everything else.

Watching kids have fun at their sports games.

Knowing your family won't judge you even if they can't understand you.

Your mom's sweet voice and hug.

Listening to your grandparents tell stories.

The look on a relatives face when you tell them how much you really love them.

Spending the day doing absolutely nothing.

When you havnt seen family or friends in years, and once you get back together it's as if you were never apart.

When your doctor says your 30 week twin pregnancy is going perfectly and the babies are as healthy as they can be.

Enjoying movies with the family.

Watching all the happy people greeting each other in arrivals terminals

When every night, even though I'm at college an hour away, my mom still calls me to say that she loves me before she goes to bed.

My daughter telling me she loves me, without me telling her first.

An old story told by your mom or dad a thousand times that’s still worthy of hearing again.

My husband (who’s deployed overseas) and my 4-year-old daughter 'pretend tickling' each other over the webcam, despite being thousands of miles apart.

The joy of becoming a mother or father.