... I will have ALL my cupboards and not have to sacrifice one or two so the baby can entertain herself as I make supper.
...I won't have little scuff marks on my floor from scooters... and be stepping on Mr Potato Head pieces.
... "having lunch out"... might actually mean getting in the car to share a paninni with a friend and not consist of 3 children a picnic blanket and pb and homemade plum jam ( and comments like "Wow, were YOU lucky that it landed 'face up'.. now sit still and eat your sandwich!")... I might actually climb in the bath tub and the end of the day and not lean back on the toy shark and various bottles and squirters that seem to have a permanent residence there.
... I am not sure what to do because I am board.
... I don't have to uncurl and rearrange 3 children so they are parallel with their beds...and cover them so they sleep well...( and I sleep well knowing they are)
... I have to worry about how I should wear my hair on Sun instead of: breakfast, the brushing teeth and hair of 3 (soon to be four..) and what about lunch and grabbing my mascara and hair clip on the way out as I holler "Someone got the Bibles, right"?
...I can spend the majority of my reading time reading MY books and not insect guides, dinosaurs, fairy tales and Amilia Bedelia... and the Bible comic book Grandma Betty just got us. (Good and Evil)
... I no longer have the privilage of listening to my son's prayers and being deeply humbled and touched by them. (tonight he prayed.. "Lord we walk right by Your side except when we choose not to Lord.. help Josie and I decide to not to lie and sin against eachother.. help us choose to walk with you.. and Lord when I turn away from you (like I wish I wouldn't do) I pray you would forgive me and help me turn back to you... "
...I won't be woken up in the middle of the night to chubby arms reaching for me in the darkness and grateful sniffles as we spend a few min rocking (Aliza)
or a warm freckled cheek slipping in my side of the bed and sharing my pillow because she had a bad dream. (Josie)
or a long legged boy who comes to spend a few minutes in the morning to lay at the foot of our bed and pat my calf. (Xander)
...or maybe I can take a bath without two girls popping in on me and begging to crawl in too.
YES I SUPPOSE THAT DAY MIGHT BE COMING... AS I LOOK AT MY GROWING BELLY- IT FEELS LIKE A DIFFERENT WORLD AWAY... (I WILL CONFESS THERE ARE A FEW DAYS here and there I WISH IT WERE SOONER THAN LATER.) BUT WHEN IT COMES RIGHT DOWN TO IT - I KNOW THAT I WILL MISS ALL THE ABOVE SOMEDAY AND WISH I COULD TURN BACK THE HANDS OF TIME.
4 comments:
What a good reminder to keep our focus where we are today, and all God's blessings right here! I would love to hear all about that new one growing... we have got to chat one of these days soon!
You are a wonderful mother, wife and friend.
Wow! Did I need that reminder, I'm crying my eyes out right now! Yesterday was one of those day to forget! But I'm so grateful for MY growing belly and all those "somedays" to come!
Thanks for voicing what I needed to hear! Can't wait to see you guys again!
Mel VV
Taunya - I haven't checked in for a while CONGRATULATIONS!!! I'm so happy for you all #4!!!! what fun you will all have -
When All is said and done I now look back and know without one little tiny bit of doubt that my Children were and are my life-- Children are what life is all about - grown and not needing Mom & Dad so much- we miss them terribly but that was our goal to raise them so they could be the wonderful independent people they are and begin their own families - We are lucky we get to see them fairly often and talk to them several times a week -
I remember when people told me to enjoy them when they were little because they grow up so soon - it is so true-- you will treasure these days forever! Kath
Taunya,
All I can say is I am proud of you. I love my children and I miss you all so much. Often times I long for those days when you needed me...whether it was when you were sick or had a bad dream, or just wanted a story read or to play a game. Those days do go by so fast. But how proud we can be when our childern grow up to be great people and parents like YOU! Today I read a plaque that said, "I loved you as my mother and I choose you as my friend". After our kids become adults all we can do is pray they will choose us for their friends! We want to be close and needed even though our children have become adults! YOU are so loved and please be my friend because I choose YOU! With all my love, YOUR PROUD MOM!
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