Those Things Left Undone

Thankyou so much for reminding us to be grateful for the everyday miracles of our lives.

Hi Katie! I have an idea of how you feel...I am the same way...your "being present in the moment" comment struck a cord in me! I have a hard time with that, too!

What a wonderful gift to Simon! He's a lucky boy...

Beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

it's good to be here, reassuring look on, things that happened and not only see this mess, but all that lived. Thank you for helping me look like that! kisses, Ali ..

sigh...
this made my heart full...

ali, you're such an amazing storyteller!
thank you for sharing this moments with us.

This was so lovely and totally shifted my thoughts as I look around our messy home this morning! Thank you, Ali!

Moments like that are the most important...kids are only young once...and there will always be dishes and laundry. Thanks for the reminder to not stress about the unimportant things...

Love this post...it reminds me that i need to be more present in the moment with my daughter. Instead of worrying about what needs to get done, i need to stop and play when my daughter asks me to because she will only be this ge once.
Thanks for the reminder to play more, worry less.

we spent a wonderful day with the kids yesterday while many things went undone but i agree the tradeoff is worth it! off to tidy up! have a beautiful day, susan

What a beautiful post! It is peaceful to be grateful for the mess and remember our blessings.

good for you Ali! Simon will appreciate both his parents and sister a little more after a weekend just about him. I always tell my oldest he had me all to himself before his sister and brother were born!

you are so lucky to have your parents and be able to dedicate time to Simon. I wish I could do it sometimes too. but the best thing is that you do it and enjoyed the day. There are so many people with family and relatives close to them and they do not see the treasure they have.

Good for you! I have many more regrets about the moments I did not give my kids my full attention than I do proud memories of my house being clean and orderly! When you get to the point where they are leaving for college or moving out for good, you don't want to have that, "could I have a do-over sensation." Happy for you!

Thanks for sharing this wonderful post. Sounds like the truly important things got done :)

Thank you for the poignant reminder of the little things.

I couldn't agree more! I was also lucky enough to have my oldest to myself this weekend. My heart is full of gratitude and my sink full of dishes as well...and I wouldn't want it any other way! Thanks for sharing.

love this

what an awesome reminder that the tedium of undone chores is actually a reminder of great memories!