Thursday, June 29, 2006
The little things
Posted in Thoughts
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I've
had all sorts of subjects that I've wanted to blog about lately (maybe
since it's been so long since I actually wrote anything at all?) but,
now that I finally have a minute to sit here and write an entry, I'm
going to write about my three little munchkins. It struck me the
other day as I sat in the grass and watched them catching grasshoppers
just how very grateful that I was to be sitting there. It was a
Tuesday, in the middle of the day, and the kids were playing outside
and it was ME who was with them. It was me who got to laugh at them
waddling around the yard trying to catch the grasshoppers when they
jumped (they did finally figure out that it was easier to catch them
once they landed rather than in mid air). It was me who got to be the
Holder and Opener of the Bug Jar when they made a catch. And I was
still there when they raced outside first thing the next morning to see
if their predictions about how many would still be alive were right. I know that all sounds so little and, in the grand scheme of things not so important, but I realized how thankful I am to be here experiencing all of the "little" moments of life with my sweet kids. I can't imagine the regret I would have down the road once I realized what I had missed. Being home and taking care of my family really is my dream job and I'm so glad to be the one who gets to relay all of the sweet and funny moments of our day to my husband after they're all in bed. Someone else might not even notice all of the quirky little details that make the stories worth telling. It's a good life and I'm so thankful that it's mine. |