A Huge Task At Hand

How do mother's know everything?! Well I know they don't actually know everything but I just wonder if the knowledge just comes over time or if it is one of those gifts that Heavenly Father gives us to care for our children. Let me explain:

This morning my mom came downstairs to tell me that they were leaving for Bear Lake. Then an hour later they were still here and she came down to wake me up. She said I needed to get out of bed. It smelt like a fire. She said she wasn't too concerned because it has the scent of a field fire and not an electrical fire. It must have been pulled in from outside by the swamp cooler. She wanted me awake just in case something happens. The question that just keeps ringing in my head is how did my mom know that it wasn't in the house and it was a field fire? I will be honest I have no idea what the scent difference is between a field and electrical fire. Then it got me thinking what a huge task at hand I have to learn what a mother has to know to raise children. The first thing that came to my mind was what things I would grab to take with me. Want to know my mom's response...make sure to just get out. We have insurance and I don't care if the house burns down. She was a little dramatic but made me realize that since I am housing a little baby right now that is my number one priority. I never thought I was too much of a materialist person but I guess there is still a part of me that hasn't realized the importance of motherhood. I guess I have 2 months to learn.

So thanks to all the moms and especially my own for knowing the smells of different fires, when a sickness needs a doctor and when it just needs to be slept on, what gets out all the stains in clothes, how to teach self-esteem, and many of the other numerous things that it takes to raise and keep a kid safe. I have a lot to learn but I am getting there.