My thoughts this morning are on Braden. I was reading an article in a magazine last night about parents playing with their children. I am a great organizer and plan wonderful things for us to do together but I don't get down on the floor and simply play with him enough. He is constantly asking me to play dinosaurs or bobcat. To be completely honest - I don't know what to do! Sounds silly right? Well I growl a little and our animals talk for about a minute and then I find my mind wandering to all of the other things on my to-do list which sadly seem more important. So I am going to work this week on letting Braden lead our play and maybe then it'll feel more natural. I'll regret that I didn't do this more if I don't start now before he is in school full-time! So my goal is to "play" more. Can't be too hard can it?
September 14, 2008
Quiet Mornings
I'm up early this morning and the rest of my family is still sleeping. My grandma and my mom used to do this and I never understood why. I've always been a morning person but since becoming a mommy myself I've learned to cherish this time as "think time." The house is quiet, the lighting is low, I have beautiful piano music on and I am baking popovers. :) I feel so peaceful and it allows me to think clearly about things that otherwise get pushed to the back of my already full head.
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Sarah, Love these thoughts. And I will take your challenge too this week. Last night I was falling asleep and realized - all I have to worry about is our family (not that our family isn't full of worries) but I don't have to worry about a job outside of the home. So why do I get so crabby...maybe I just need to play more. Thanks for the reminder.
Not that I'm a parent, but I can completely relate from my many years of babysitting. I think the problem is that we are often times too grounded in reality to allow ourselves to imagine like a child. Our inhibitions get in the way, which is a major bummer. Hope you are all doing well-it was fun to read your blog entries!
Well Sarah let me summarize for you what I have been told about that. As terrible as it sounds if you can enjoy, really ENJOY your children more than 50% of the time, you are ahead of the game. Someone not too long ago told me after a conversation quite similar to your thoughts that she too could never quite stay in the moment. Every t-ball game, dance recital, practice, whatever she would quickly find her mind wandering to her ongoing to do list. I can second your sentiments wholeheartedly because I too, find it so difficult to stay in the moment. When I am home with the kids I am constantly planning the next meal, looking at what I have to clean up and what the rest of the week holds. I constantly try to remind myself of the art of the moment and enjoying all the time I do have with our kids, as hard as it is at times. Sometimes it even just takes extra reminding, so thank you. And about the playing that seems out of your realm?? Well I don't look like a 800lb sumo wrestler, but I make every attempt to be with the boys and think to myself good thing no one is watching us:)
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