“Mommy, will you play pet shops with me?” the little voice pleads.\u00a0 I sigh and look up from the computer, stare at my to-do list a mile long.\u00a0 I begin to utter the familiar words, “Not right now sweetheart.\u00a0 Maybe in a little awhile.”\u00a0 Then I remember.\u00a0 Soon I will be the one begging for time spent together.\u00a0 Soon playing with mom will be the last thing on her list.<\/p>\n
I look at my list again.\u00a0 It is filled with the demands that make my days speed by too quickly, as I rush around without taking the time to be still.\u00a0 Work to pay the bills that keep coming.\u00a0 Chores to clean the house that will get dirty once again.\u00a0 My words catch in my throat.\u00a0 “Yes, darling.\u00a0 I will come and play with you.”\u00a0 Her eyes widen with the surprising answer.\u00a0 “You will?!?”\u00a0 She skips merrily down the hall, and I know that for once I got it right.\u00a0 I made the right choice.\u00a0 The work and the chores will still be there waiting for me, but for now I am going to sit on the floor with this precious one, stare into her eyes with wonder, and be part of her world.\u00a0 It may not have been in my plans, but sometimes plans are made to be broken.<\/p>\n
Dear Readers – I offer a golden nugget recommendation to you today.\u00a0 It is a newly-released, life-changing book by Ann Voskamp called One Thousand Gifts<\/a>.\u00a0 Ann has long been one of my favorite bloggers at A Holy Experience<\/a>.\u00a0 Over the past few years, she has influenced my parenting, my writing, and my dreams.\u00a0 And now she has a beautiful book that will inspire and most certainly help you seek the still.\u00a0 You can see the trailer for the book in the video below, and you can even join me and the online book club, Bloom<\/a> as we read it together and listen to Ann speak about each chapter.\u00a0 Let me know if you pick it up. We can discuss it together! <\/i><\/p>\n