Okay, I know I have been a litle slacker of a mommy lately, and I now realize that I need to be better and spend A LOT more time and QUALITY time with Ethan. I have so much fun with him and he makes me laugh so much. Maybe I am feeling this way because I will sooner than I realize have another little one to love and of course he or she will need more attention than Ethan will (maybe) be willing to give up. I subscribe to LDS Daily Gems and got this one yesterday and it really made me stop and think and want to be this kind of mommy.
"What can . . . young mother[s] [do] . . . to reduce the pressure [of raising young children] and enjoy [their families] more? . . . "Recognize that the joy of motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times and frustrating times. But amid the challenges, there are shining moments of joy and satisfaction. "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 [1004], 10-11)."
M. Russell Ballard, "Daughters of God," Ensign, May 2008, 109
4 comments:
that is such a great comment, thank you for posting it! I am always feeling like I need to spend more play time with the kids...
I really like that conference talk, thanks for reminding me of it. I think you are a great mom and will do awesome juggling two kids - I know my kids love you. I am convinced that you could just give kids attention all of the time and they would never get sick of it!
Karen! Hi thanks for posting, you are so nice to compliment my girls. I know rachael likes ethan too. On thier first day of sunbeams I saw them holding hands to go to thier class. So cute:)
Anyway Also thanks for posting that quote. I needed to hear that today. Hope your day is good, Talk to you later
P.s congrats on the pregnancy! I didn't know! That is so exciting!
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