A Good Reminder..... Pay Attention

These days we are all caught up with our daily lives, our children get overlooked. We tell them to hold on... to wait... that we will be there in a minute. Truthfully, they are only young for a little bit. Pretty soon they won't want us around. I'm totally guilty of ignoring my children on some dates. I have to make a phone call or pay a bill or talk to a grown up. Frankly, I'm pretty sure those things can wait. What we need to remember is to spend time with our children. I read this today and thought I would share. Make time for your kids because pretty soon, they won't be children any more.

"I’ve decided I don’t want my children to grow up without the loving hellos. I vow to let go of my distractions long enough to cause a 'Sun Delay,' meaning:

No matter what I am in the middle of doing,

No matter how inconvenient it is to look up,

No matter how 'busy' I think I am,

When my children walk in the room,

When my children hop in the car,

When my children and I are reunited after a separation,

The world is going to stop for a moment,

And when it does,

I will shine my love into their eyes and into their hearts

So my children see and feel how much I love them."

© Rachel Macy Stafford 2013

In the rush of our busy lives and the abundance of distraction, sometimes the loving hellos and goodbyes get lost. Let us remember their importance today. Our loved ones' joyful faces have the power to remind us how much these gestures matter.