Yesterday I got to take Ms. Madi to school with me. Both girls had Thursday and Friday off for conferences. Ashlyn headed to dance camp with her team so Madi headed to school with me to be a 6th grader for the day.
I get up most mornings at 4:30am, It is my alone time to wake up, get lunches ready, enjoy my coffee and mentally prepare for the day ahead. I don't get down time at work, or at home and I am not someone to stay up late so 4:30 it is.
As Madi and I walked out the door at 6:24am she looked up at the sky, saw the stars and exclaimed: "Whoa... do you get to see this every morning Mommy?"
I am embarrassed to say, I don't take time to appreciate it. It caught me off guard because she was so amazed at the stars beauty, I could have this feeling every day if I just took a moment to stop, and look up. My girl humbled me.
We are back to "normal" fall life: school, soccer, dance and now, gymnastics. I admit it, I love the crazy busy, I love the sleepovers, the play dates, the meal planning, the consistency of having so many purposes each day. It is exhausting and great! But in this all, I am not always stopping to enjoy the moments. One would think after the year we have had I would only focus on the moments,but it took my bright eyed girl with the contagious smile and spirit to remind me.
PAUSE
Look up
Enjoy the beauty
Celebrate the little things
Laugh
SLOW DOWN
We are approaching our year anniversary of diagnoses.. the date is there in my head and I think of it at least 10 times a day. November 13. November 13 I heard the words, "Madi has brain tumors and they are cancerous".
But today, today I will stop, look up at the stars and enjoy the moments. Because you never, EVER know when life will throw you a curve ball, and those moment, they need to be cherished.
THANK YOU MADI! Today I looked up and enjoyed the stars.
I get up most mornings at 4:30am, It is my alone time to wake up, get lunches ready, enjoy my coffee and mentally prepare for the day ahead. I don't get down time at work, or at home and I am not someone to stay up late so 4:30 it is.
As Madi and I walked out the door at 6:24am she looked up at the sky, saw the stars and exclaimed: "Whoa... do you get to see this every morning Mommy?"
I am embarrassed to say, I don't take time to appreciate it. It caught me off guard because she was so amazed at the stars beauty, I could have this feeling every day if I just took a moment to stop, and look up. My girl humbled me.
We are back to "normal" fall life: school, soccer, dance and now, gymnastics. I admit it, I love the crazy busy, I love the sleepovers, the play dates, the meal planning, the consistency of having so many purposes each day. It is exhausting and great! But in this all, I am not always stopping to enjoy the moments. One would think after the year we have had I would only focus on the moments,but it took my bright eyed girl with the contagious smile and spirit to remind me.
PAUSE
Look up
Enjoy the beauty
Celebrate the little things
Laugh
SLOW DOWN
We are approaching our year anniversary of diagnoses.. the date is there in my head and I think of it at least 10 times a day. November 13. November 13 I heard the words, "Madi has brain tumors and they are cancerous".
But today, today I will stop, look up at the stars and enjoy the moments. Because you never, EVER know when life will throw you a curve ball, and those moment, they need to be cherished.
THANK YOU MADI! Today I looked up and enjoyed the stars.