Learning the value of TIME...

As I sit here, finally done with my day's work before midnight for once this week, I realize how time just flies by. Often as Madison and Reagan's Mommy I feel like I strip them of so much time with me in the name of making a living. I know that I spend a lot more time with them than I realize at those weak moments when it feels as if I have stared at a computer screen for the entire day. They are my world. They are why I follow my dreams. I want them to grow up as strong women of God who aren't afraid to go after the vision, talent, and passion in their lives. Saying this, I realize how teaching them this has caused me so much frustration with them. They are NOT children who just go with the flow and never question things. One might say that is disrespectful... and, honestly, there are times they are disrespectful... but mostly, they know what they want and aren't afraid to speak up... they are negotiators. I'm proud of that.

So what's really on my heart? I've been working on a Birth Story. I was actually present at the birth to photograph the joy of Miss Brooklyn's arrival. And I thought of my girls. As I snapped a photograph of the clock on the wall at her birth, I felt a little sad. To think that how time has just slipped by since my girls were born. Madison is 6 1/2 and Reagan is almost 3. Yikes! I want to do more for them and with them. I want to be a better woman, wife, business owner, and mother for their sake.

I have been spending time since school started, getting "my house in order". Making cleaning easier, laundry more organized, work time more efficient, and cherishing moments together as a family. I thank God for placing this in my heart. It has made a huge difference in our day-to-day life. Do we still have a long way to go? YES!!!!! But to know that each day my girls have time with me and their daddy. And to realize that slowly, I'm making time for those outside of the four of us. It's little things like being there for my grandmother just to give her a ride to the doctor. Or to take Dunkin' Donuts to the best pediatrician in the world. Or to sit with your friend as you run around town and just laugh. Time gives us all these things, but we refuse to take them. Life gives us these things. Time is valuable. It contains so much if we choose to cease the opportunity.