Do you ever have one of those days when all you want to do is relax? Well, today was one of those days for me (very rare). This past weekend one of my awesome kiddos decided to become a teenager (lol…she really didn’t have a choice), and I wanted to make her day very special. Just about everything she asked for she received (mind you she never really asks for much so what she did ask for was very reasonable). She had invited her friends to come and celebrate with her, and they had a blast! It was super fun in my opinion. That day was all about her, and I made sure she felt that way because it was important to her. After the party was over and her friends had departed to go home I crashed. I was exhausted!
I was determined to relax the following day, but that didn’t really happen. We had gone to church earlier that day to worship the Lord (it was a good sermon), and I wanted to go home and kick up my feet and do whatever I wanted to do afterwards. If you didn’t know…I have three children. My full and undivided attention was on one child the previous day, and of course, the other two felt that. As I finally sat down on the couch my youngest came in with her pouty, little, adorable face, and I asked her what was wrong. “Mommy, I just want to spend time with you. Can we do something, please? Can, we go outside and walk?” My initial response was going to be, “No, not right now” because the last thing I wanted to do was walk anywhere. Nearly, at the moment of that thought it started raining. I looked at my little girl and said, “Let’s do something crazy. For two minutes let’s run outside”. She looked outside and then looked at me and said, “I have to go get my shoes and jacket”. I said, “Nope!” She then asked her sister if she wanted to participate, and she said okay. For two whole minutes we ran in the rain, screaming, laughing, and just having a good time getting soaked in our Sunday best.
After our two minutes were up we came in the house, and my youngest came up to me again and said, “Mommy, I still want to do something else with you”. So, then we went to go pick up pizza for dinner, and ate a nice and cheesy dinner. I was just about to go downstairs to play a game on my computer when that sweet and innocent voice said, “Hey mom…can we go for a walk and talk?” I proceeded to tell her that we already did that when she said, “Alone this time…just you and me”. Everything within my body was saying NO, but as I recognized the plea of my child to spend time with me, I took the opportunity to spend that time with her. We walked down the street….just her and me talking about the things that had been on her mind. She is a deep thinker, and I am so very glad I took that time to talk to her about what she was pondering in that mind of hers.
I was reminded of a sermon that I heard when I was a younger adult about love and time. Our pastor talked about love and how kids spell it. Kids spell love as T-I-M-E. They crave it, but there are times within our lives that we miss the opportunity to create the everlasting memories with our children because we desire that time with ourselves (not to be mistaken that you should carve out time for yourselves…balance is key). I have missed out on a lot! I absolutely love being with my children, and I will take every opportunity I can get! We are NOT guaranteed the next second of life, and neither are they. Share life with your children as much as possible. I get that we are busy, but don’t make your busy life and schedule more of a priority than your children. They are a gift from God! Cherish Them!
After I had spent time with my youngest, I finally got to play my game (lol). Afterwards, my eldest came up and asked to play scrabble with me. And, I took that opportunity too! GBY and I love each and every one of you!
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