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With my own sweetie pie already 5, I feel like time has flown by. One of the most profound things that I have come across was this quote:
Childhood lasts for only a brief moment, but it should be given priority while it is passing before your eyes.Watch your kids carefully. Think about what they are feeling, and consider the influences they are under. Then do what is best for them. (2009)
Hannah, 2008.
I found that statement to be so profound, and so true! It is so easy many times to go through the day, too busy (or too selfish, or both!) to take time to consider the feelings and experiences of your child, and to put them at the top of your priority list. I hope that encourages you like it has encouraged me.
It also got me to thinking about the fleeting time we have with our children, to love them and influence them, and to shape their sweet little lives! It will be time before we know it that our little Hannah is grown up and getting married. We will have had at least 7 weddings we have attended this year, including the one this weekend. It is hard to believe that Hannah will ever be big enough to take that step in her life. But she will. And it is coming. And we have to cherish this time. Listen to me parents - we HAVE to cherish it! Because it is only once!
Dobson, Dr. James. Bringing Up Girls. 2009. Carol Stream, IL: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc. 21.
