I would love to always be able to post a picture of happiness and ease in our family but, unfortunately, that is not always the life of a blended family. Starting out, Scott and I knew we had the odds stacked high against us, and sometimes overcoming those odds on a daily basis proves to be a difficult task. One thing we struggle with daily is the happy median between spending quality time with the kids versus shuffling them through the routine of each day and missing those times to hold them, kiss them, hug them, and make sure they know we VALUE and love the time we have with them. For us, it is a struggle to find the time (or make the time) and energy it takes to spend that extra ten minutes a night to be close to them, or twenty minutes a night to play a game; and looking at it, the laundry will still be there, the dishes will still be there, the mess can wait, and we can sleep when we are dead; these kids will grow up, and we will look back and regret missing these times with them, and our motto is, NO REGRETS...NO MATTER WHAT. We have committed to spend those extra minutes each night in their rooms reading on the floor...being close, painting toes, playing a game, sorting silly bands (because Hunter loves that ;o) )......one in each room. We value our alone time as well and sometimes are selfish in trying to obtain it, but not like we treasure these years with our kids while we have them. We pray for the energy, patience and commitment to be better parents to all of our kids; to SHOW them our love for them in the midst of our rules and routines for them.
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