“The biggest mistake I made [as a parent] is the one that most of us make. … I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of [my three children] sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less”
~Anonymous~
I'm going to pay more attention to this...
and love every minute of this...
and adore that I have two little girls who are "best sisters"...
and love every minute of this...and adore that I have two little girls who are "best sisters"...
and be grateful I have a little bit of precious that can make me so mad and yet so happy...
and TREASURE that my Jada is going to be 5.
and TREASURE that my Jada is going to be 5.
I hope I can remember to cherish the little things. Even though life can get SO hard with all the day by day challenges, I never want to forget the silly looks my kids give me, the innocence in their eyes and all of their random thoughts. Sometimes I wish time would just stand still....
