Between school, motherhood and the new job I've been swamped with the everyday chaos! I can't even beleive I've found time to get my rear end on here. Whew!
Amidst all the chaos and business of life I've had blissful moments of reflections and appreciation. It's almost been a year since I officially arrived here in Germany. It was a cold, harsh, icky winter but the beauty of spring has finally greeted us. I love the accessibility I have living in downtown Stuttgart. A stroll to the city park is just a few blocks away. The kids are always begging me to go downtown to play or just play at a park. Mommy's busy I promise we will soon. I think I've been saying those very words for the last several months. Tanaya made sure I knew that "I always say that". I then realized how little time I have with my babies. I keep telling myself that as soon as I finish school, or as soon as I catch up with housework that I'll have more time to do those little things with them. So I ditched my homework and housework and raced them outside to the park. We played tag and red light green light. We had a blast! I loved every bit of it.
Satan is so good at rationalizing the time we take away from our children. The less time we give to them...the more time he has to deceive them. I'm thankful for these teaching moments. The joy on their faces were priceless. Many more fun adventures to come!
2 comments:
Good for you Amanda! Playing with your children makes the best memories for them. It's so hard to find balance in life and it sounds like you are doing a great job. What job do you have?
Man, I can so relate to you Amanda! I seem to always do the same thing with my kiddos...I've been totally better lately with actually just putting things aside to spend more quality time with them. I love reading your posts cause it gives me so much insight on how to change things in my life! Love ya sis:)
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