Monday, September 10, 2012

Take a moment...


What happens when you take a moment….You steal something to memory…you give your children that extra five minutes on the swings…you let your child sit in his PJ’s for just a little longer in the morning…or you drive by the Oscar Meyer weinermobile, not one time, not two times, but three times in a row.

This last weekend was a time for taking moments.  Indulging our boys in just a little more time with whatever it is they’re doing.  It felt good to fight the urge to rein them in.  When Taylor cried for the park as we pulled into the driveway for lunch…I thought, “what the heck” and backed down the driveway to head to the park.  When the boys cried for the Oscar Meyer mobile, we stopped and got our picture taken.  When the boys were still reluctant to leave, I waited with them as Benjamin tried to sneak in to photo after photo of other kids and families getting their turn with the weinermobile. 

I have discovered that the boys need that extra moment.  That little piece of time they need to swing, slide, play and discover is enough to put their anxious little hearts at ease - if only for a moment.  And that moment is pure peace.

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