Wednesday, March 19, 2014

It's Been a While...

It's been a while since I've blogged.  It's been a while since I've sat in silence long enough to blog.  It's been a while since I've slowed down enough to sit in silence and blog.  Life is busy these days.  Busy in a great way for the most part.  Busy is fine when it's cooking and feeding my family because they are healthy and hungry.  Busy is fine when it's doing the laundry because my family is healthy and active.  Busy is fine when it's changing diapers, chasing kids, wiping noses, playing games together, giving baths, brushing teeth, reading stories, and just spending time doing the little mommy things that I do every day.  But lately it's been more than that.  Lately it's been on the go all the time and rushing from place to place.  My girls are little.  Since when did children 3 and 4 years of age need to be involved in multiple activities and sports??  When I was young I don't even think such activities as gymnastics, t-ball, soccer, music lessons, and cheerleading were options for children so young.  Now mothers feel pressure to have their children involved in several of these all at the same time.  Really?  What is it that our children need most?  Us.  Home.  Children want nothing more than time with Mom and Dad.  Time to be a kid and enjoy free play.  They don't want us spending hundreds of dollars on activities and hours of time in the car traveling from place to place.  They want us to slow down and take the time to enjoy family time and just be present.  I feel the need to SLOW down, enjoy my family, enjoy my babies (while they're still babies) and stop trying to squeeze a lifetime of experiences in before the age of 10.

This was short and sweet.  I have so much more to say on the topic but this is a good place to start after months away from blogging.












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