When I was little I remember having a conversation with my father about rushing your days away, I was getting ready to change the calendar a day early. I thought I was being proactive but he said you wait until the day you are supposed to switch it to change the date. Im not sure why that story stuck with me all this time, but from that day on I followed the rules…
Fast forward to now, I read a lot of blogs, articles, facebook posts, tweets and look at various instagram pages. As I look through these different items I realize that when it comes to parenting there is a common theme of rushing the days away. When the baby is a newborn you cant wait for him/her to sit up, then you cant wait for them to crawl/walk/talk…
What happened to the days of enjoying the season that you are currently in?
When Darrick II was in the hospital I often thought about times of him getting out the hospital and all the fun times we would have as a family…I pictured he and his twin together, and Emma bossing them around. I basically held on to those thoughts to help me cope with him being in the hospital and being in such critical state. Although, I know that is pretty normal to wish and hope for those things when someone is in the hospital I also realized the importance of living in the moment…
Now that Darrick II is no longer with us I now know the importance of living each moment to the fullest. And taking advantage of each day because you never know when something will change, or be taken away. A few days before Darrick II passed away we had a meeting with the doctors and we found out that he wasn’t getting any better, since it was Christmas time we figured if we had to let him go (meaning turn the machines off) that we wouldn’t do it until after the holidays to get a chance to spend his first Christmas with him. I said I wanted to decorate his bed, for the holidays I started bringing in things little by little…but one morning we called and found out basically we needed to come in and we needed to bring in family with us. Looking back on that time, I Thank God that I didn’t wait to start decorating and bringing in stuff for his room. I took advantage of the time I had with him…I mean we had our plans of how to approach his health but God had other plans…
I say all of this to say this…
[tweetthis twitter_handles=”@greeneyecarissa” hidden_hashtags=”#dontrushyourdays”]Enjoy every moment of life! The good and bad times…[/tweetthis]
Enjoy those moments when your kids are driving you nuts, and you want to pull out your hair!
Enjoy the Sunshine & The Rain…Even the Snowstorms!
Enjoy your family (they may drive you nuts from time to time) but Enjoy Them!
Laugh, Cry, Kiss & Hug…
Pray and Try Not to Worry….
Don’t worry about meaningless things…Let People Talk (no matter what you are doing…believe me they will talk)
Cherish the Relationships you Have…the ones you Had (after all they have played a vital role in who you are today)
Look towards the future but don’t forget to live in TODAY!
Don’t Rush Your Days…
