How do you want to remember it all?
I think we all can. As I watch my children, I often think about their world. While I try to do what I can to make it better, there is so much that is out of my control. But there is so much that I do control, and it is easy to forget just how important that part is.
Sometimes I let my kids play with the camera. I think it’s good for them to explore their world. I like to go back through the pictures that they take and see things from their perspective.
It’s very enlightening. It gives me a little idea about what they’re thinking and how they see things. :)
I was going through some pictures that our 2-year-old took the other day. Of course, most were blurry and of my feet or knees, but this one made me stop:
That’s how I want to be. How I want to remember it. How I want them to remember it.
Too often, I know that I let myself feel tired or stressed or a bit grumpy. Too often, I say, “Not now,” or “Maybe later,” or “After the work is done.”
But their childhood is racing through my fingers like water. Everyday, they give me life. I want to give it back to them in abundance. I only have them for a little while. It goes so fast. I want to love them every moment!
The work and the messes are always there. But they won’t be. I need to remember that.
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