To remember every fleeting moment

Author Anna Quindlen reminds us not to rush past the fleeting moments. She said: “The biggest mistake I made [as a parent] is the one that most of us make. . . . I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of [my three children] sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less”(Loud and Clear [2004], 10–11)

This is why I blog... I always want to remember the little things and what makes each of my children unique. I want them to know those things and to love themselves for those things, too. I have WONDERFUL children. If you are reading this Haley, Maleia, Dylan or .... any other kid(s) of mine to come, I hope you always know that you are the wonders of my life and I want to remember every step you took, every smile and good deed, those tough times, and every loving embrace. There are already too many to count. Love, Mom