From "Hands Free Mama": Today I hope to take a few extra seconds to kiss the top of your head before you go. Today I hope to stand aside and let you do it yourself … even if it takes a little longer … even if it’s messier … even if it’s not perfect. Today I hope to say, “I’m sorry,” and “I love you” because they are life changing, comforting, and healing words. Today I hope to laugh more than I sigh with exasperated breaths. Today I hope to view missed shots and off-key notes as brave attempts at living rather than failures to succeed. Today I hope to focus less on your faults and more on your freckles and sense of humor because they light up your face. Today I hope to notice the color of your eyes when you speak to me. Today I hope to listen to your words without judgment and impatience. Today I hope to extend grace for accidental spills and other kid mishaps. Today I hope to give you a little extra time to walk along the edge of the curb, do your own hair, and listen to your knock-knock joke. Today I hope to catch a glimpse of you that suddenly reminds me how much of an extraordinary miracle you are. Today I hope you fall asleep feeling loved right now, today, just as you are. In our fast-paced, task-driven, achievement-oriented world, it’s easy to forget about taking one day at a time. I’m guilty of letting future events matter more than what really matters now. Today matters. Today is all we really have for sure. So let today be a day we can look back on, whether in tragedy or joy, and say today was not perfect, but it was memorable. Why? Because I encouraged. I smiled. I listened. I apologized. I waited. I cared. I tried. But above all, I loved … oh how I loved … and my precious one felt it from the top of her head to the depths of her soul. © Rachel Macy Stafford 2013
Posted on: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 15:26:54 +0000
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