Another Reminder to Make Moments Count.

 

Live life with no regrets.

Leave no hugs unsqueezed, no words unspoken.

Make eye contact.

Be all there.

Say I love you, and say it again just because you can.

Have ears that listen, 

even when there are three dozen other things you could be doing, 

even when you've heard the story before, 

even when you really just don't want to.  

It matters.

Live with open arms and an open heart.

Slow down.

Hold hands.

Take the time to really see the person beside you.

Don't spend all week waiting for the weekend, all year waiting for the summer.

No tomorrow is guaranteed.

Be happy now. 

Life is too short 

and too precious,

and it changes in the blink of an eye.

Love hard.

Live fully.

Be your best self now.

Make your moments count.

Mother's Day, Today, and All the Tomorrows.

Being Momma to these two unique ladies is my biggest gift and greatest adventure.  It's the best, hardest, most rewarding thing I've ever done. 

My love for my girls is fierce, so big it hurts.  As a mother, my wish for my children is simple: I want for my girls to be happy, to be healthy, to live lives that they are proud of, and to love big.  My wish for Mother's Day is quite similar in its simplicity.  I'm not looking for perfection; I'm looking for peace.

I'm striving for empty schedules and full hearts.

I'm hoping for easy conversation rather than raised voices.

I'm craving a slow Sunday not quick tempers.  

A day with our eyes on each other more often than on a screen.

A day of happiness, health, and love for each other - on Mother's Day, today, and all the tomorrows. 

Life: Slowed Down.

 

I want:

to not feel rushed

to not speed through the day

to take my time

to relish in the good moments

to not have a never-ending to-do list

to not feel a constant weight on my shoulders

to not feel like i'm constantly leaving something undone

to wake up slowly

to not live by a clock or a calendar

to play with my girls

to look my children in the eyes and truly hear them

to sit in the afternoon and have tea, cookies, and converstation

to be a mom who cares, who hears, who loves rather than a mom who cleans and rushes and complains

to enjoy my loved ones

to not feel like I'll never catch up

to give the people I love my time and attention

to not feel exhausted, overwhelmed

to hear my girls laugh and be right there laughing with them

to read books at bedtime, snuggled up in covers, not huff and agree to 'two pages, quickly'

to say yes

to play, laugh, sing, dance, read, enjoy, savor, love

to fill my moments, hours, days with the people who matter

to slow down.