Summer Fun: Discovery

CanCan, 08 August 2008,
Categories: Pictures

I have always been a reflective person, but one thing that I have observed about parenting preschoolers is that children have a way of keeping you in the present. My summer started with a trip to a beautiful private beach, staying in the vacation home of a generous friend who wanted to bless my family. And we did receive a blessing from this trip. Seeing Baby Deeds experiencing sand and sea for the first time made my mommy heart swell with emotion: full of joy at his wonder, with a little sorrow because moments like these are over too soon. When things are so perfect and beautiful like this, I get a little choked up. I try not to let the children see my tears because I don’t want to frighten them, but snapshot images like watching my 3-year-old run through the surf, or my baby digging in the sand with his chubby hands make me want to freeze time. Please stay little. And don’t lose your joy!