I read this quote last night on Pinterest after my children had gone to bed. It made such an impact on me that I just wanted to wake them up and go get ice cream, or play soccer in the dark, or fingerpaint at the kitchen table. But, I didn’t. Common sense started kicking in and reminding me that we had to get up early for school and it’s much easier when they’re well-rested!
When everyone had been delivered to school this morning, I read the quote again…Why can’t we slow life down a little bit? Take more pictures, turn off the TV, keep the texting and technology away from the dinner table, play outside, read books to each other, learn their friends names, ask them about their dreams…this is my new “resolution” for 2012. Forget the weight loss goal, closet organization goal, cleaner garage goal, full social calender goal, because at the end of the day, none of that matters to my kids. They just want to be with me…and I want to be with them!
Our Hallmark Gift Books section has a number of books that remind me of the spirit of this quote, one of those is “If Only I Knew”. It is full of gentle reminders to help you treasure the people in your life. I love to read a few pages every night before bed to help me decompress from the day. I think we ALL need these reminders every now and then.
