Reflections

I had to stop for a moment and ponder about my kids. Sometimes I get a little caught up in being a mom and where I'm supposed to be and how my kids are supposed to act that I forget things. This morning I was running my kids out the door to get to church on time. Hannah was just standing there and I barked at her to get to the car, we had to go. She said "mom, can you hear? The birds are singing 'good morning'." Unfortunately I rushed her to the car in my hurry to be somewhere else. I didn't realize how perceptive my four year old is as the spring unfolds around her and how deadened my senses are with my "concerns" over such trivial things like being early for church, until I was driving home from church and noticed that the birds are returning. I hope that I can be more like my kids and remember how wonderful the world is around me. It's not about where we need to be, but about being where we are and enjoying the moment.