So clearly my goal of every day in April did not happen. I didn't even come close! But that's ok. Life is busy with children. We finished soccer and softball today and we are breathing a sigh of relief that we have our Saturdays back! So my thoughts on being busy?? Well it's more like questions. How long do you let your child pursue an activity-maybe one they are not super great at or if they are great how much do you push them to be even better? How many activities should each child do? What will make them the most successful in the future? How much do we praise or how much advice do we give? Ok, there are about a hundred more. Do you want to hear them? No, alright you get the picture. It's hard figuring out the answers. It's not good to be busy just to be busy but everything I do and have the kids do has a purpose which is why it's hard to eliminate some! I guess it will become clearer as they get older. I am used to the busy life. I love it. Just wish my little one didn't always have to nap in the car...
Ok, so part two, Love. I watched the movie The Impossible last night. The one about the tsunami and the family that found each other. I am not easily teary but this one made me cross that line. It's pretty remarkable what the parents do, the mom in particular, for her child. Funny thing is as we listen to her yell in pain, and grimace at every step I just kept thinking, yep I would do that for my kids. Isn't it amazing that Heavenly Father has instilled in us such deep love for our children that we would actually die for them. That we would swim in waters filled with sharp objects just to grab hold of our childs hand. In my mind, this kind of love must be sent from God, because nothing in life is this strong. We might "lell" at them (yell in G's voice) on occasion and get frustrated and sometimes wish for a little tiny bit of free time, but we would do anything for them. Love, it's so strong and so great.
Have a great Sunday!
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