The Sparkle in Their Eyes – Finding Gratitude in the Small Moments of Motherhood
- Brainz Magazine
- Dec 8, 2025
- 3 min read
Fierce and epic all rolled into one, she’s an absolute rockstar. Jessica Hastings-Lesperance was raised with Real Estate™ for her entire life. She is co-owner, Marketing Visionary, Director of Operations, and realtor® at the Terri Hastings Real Estate Group/Keller Williams Realty Centres, one of the top-producing Keller Williams teams in all of Canada.
There’s a feeling I wish I could bottle, that glitter-like rush in your chest when you look at your kids and see pure excitement in their eyes, curiosity bursting at the seams, and that look that says, “Uh oh… is a mom moment coming?”
It’s the sparkle of connection. The spark before the conversation. The pause before the growth.
I love those moments, the questions, the unexpected statements, the little windows into their minds where I get to lean in, ask something deeper, and watch their world expand right in front of me. Those are the opportunities that feel like magic.
It’s in those tiny pockets of time that everything becomes clear. Nothing else matters. Not the deadlines, the stress, or the weight of the world.
What matters is witnessing your kids grow, watching them face challenges, think through problems, try, fail, laugh, and try again.
There is no feeling like watching your child take a breath, steady themselves, and push through something hard. You can almost see resilience forming in real time. You can see courage stretching its wings.
And then there’s the wisdom they share, those unexpected one-liners that stop you in your tracks and make you think, “How did someone so small understand something so big?”
There’s also a gratitude that comes from the moments they don’t even know you’ve witnessed, the quiet bravery in trying something new, the kindness they show a sibling, the pride in their eyes when they figure something out on their own. These silent snapshots reveal who they are becoming, and they leave an imprint deeper than they’ll ever realize.
And sometimes, the gratitude comes from how they gently pull you back to yourself, their joy reminding you to slow down, their curiosity nudging you to see beauty in the ordinary, their questions making you reflect in ways you hadn’t expected. Motherhood holds up a mirror, showing you not only who they are becoming, but who you are still becoming, too.
And that’s why I keep asking questions, the hard ones, the new ones, even the ones I’ve asked a hundred times. Questions open doors. They spark curiosity, reflection, and little breakthroughs that quietly shape who they’re becoming. Every question is an invitation, to think, to imagine, to understand themselves just a little more. And in those conversations, whether big or small, connection deepens, confidence grows, and their inner world comes alive in the most beautiful way.
These moments slow the world. They soften the edges of the day. They remind you what’s actually important.
True gratefulness isn’t quiet, it glows. It sparkles in the spaces between their laughter, their questions, and their courage. It’s knowing you get a front-row seat to the miracle of who they’re becoming.
And that? That is the greatest privilege of all.
Jessica Hastings-Lesperance, Realtor®, Director of Operations, Co-Owner
Fierce and epic all rolled into one, she’s an absolute rock star. Jessica Hastings-Lesperance was raised with Real Estate™ for her entire life. She is co-owner, Marketing Visionary, Director of Operations, and realtor® at the Terri Hastings Real Estate Group/Keller Williams Realty Centres, one of the top-producing Keller Williams teams in all of Canada. Jessica is an inspiring entrepreneur, real estate investor, coach, speaker, and published author. She has been featured on major media outlets, including podcasts and real estate TV talk shows, and has been published in various magazines. Recently, she was recognized as one of Canada’s Top Fitness Instructors for 2023 by Impact Magazine.
