This evening, I had my Mom and her friend (and her daughter - who is 20) over to our home for a visit. We were all sitting at the kitchen table chatting, and the kids were just playing around us. The adults were enjoying some drinks and appetizers that were on the table and, of course, the kids were snagging crackers from the table and running off. I looked down on the floor, and I noticed cracker crumbs all over. I beant down to wipe them all up, and my Mom's friend noticed what I was doing. She said, "You're gonna miss this." She looked out into the family room and she noticed the kid stuff here and there. She said, "You're gonna miss this." She went on and said, "I often wish that, for just one day, Ashley could be 3 again. I wish I could hold her and rock her again. You're gonna miss this."
I didn't really know what to say. I just said,
"Thank you. That's good to hear."
So, on this evening -
I am thanking God for TODAY.
I am thanking God for where I am RIGHT NOW.
I am trying to SOAK IT ALL IN.
Because I know -
I'M GONNA MISS THIS.
oh geez! I just re-read this and I teared up....
ReplyDeleteMyah, that is so touching and amazing. Thank you for writing it. I hope that you don't mind me following your blog.
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Tricia,
ReplyDeleteI'm SO HAPPY you will follow my blog! I hope it inspires you in some way... Every time I read this post, I tear up again. :)
Cherish these years, even though some moments are tough. We're gonna miss them!
I am catching up on blog reading... This post made me tear up right away! I sometimes think that I can't wait until my kids are out of a certain stage. Nathan and his "obnoxious boyish" behavior... Carson and his arm-crossing face-scrunched attitude... Linnea and her... okay, she is too young to have any. But, I AM going to miss it all! I still love to hold and cuddle each of my kids. It is going to make me so sad one day when they don't want me to cuddle with them... :(
ReplyDeleteOh My! I just read this post, and I too began to cry. Then... I read the comments, there is SO MUCH TRUTH in "Your Gonna Miss This". We will be out and about someplace and I will see a tiny baby, and I DO miss it. Ok- not the lack of sleep part, but we all know that once you have had children sleep is never the same, no matter how old they are. And, it seems to become less of a priority and more of a need. Anywho- I hold my kids and already think about missing the years that have past, which aren't many at all. So the thought of them growing up is such a struggle. Given the current situation, I know my importance in thier life has been dramatically increased, but after reading this....I realize how important they are in mine. And for every mother for that matter. Thanks for sharing that. I needed that today :)
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