Sunday, October 17, 2010

In the Midst of Busyness...

...we have had some times of calmness. It seems that we have had no down time lately. It's been go, go, go without the stop. But in the few times that it has been calm, we've had some great family times. Nothing huge, nothing special - just times of quiet and calmness. And I've begun to relish those times. I used to hate it when we didn't go anywhere on the weekends. I hated just staying home and doing nothing. But lately, I've been looking forward to those times. Times of just sitting on the floor and playing a game with the girls and wrestling with Cole; times of just watching a movie and eating ice cream with my husband; times of just staring into the eyes of my littlest while she's nursing and watching her try to smile and eat at the same time. Those are the times I relish - the times that I wish I could just stop time and hold on to that moment and pray "Please God, don't let them grow up too quickly". But I can't hold on to a moment and they do grow up so fast. And I am privileged to be along for the ride. So here are a few of the moments we were able to grab on to.