In reflecting about Danielle, I realized that Danielle never got off the phone without saying she loved you. Ask around or if you knew her you could tell me AMEN! I used to be annoyed that she would do that because I felt it became insignificant if you used it too much. She always said it and if I didn't say it back she'd correct me swiftly. I learned to always say I love you to people that way too. You never know when it will be the last time you get to say it.
Joel Osteen gave a very significant preaching last week about Enjoying the Journey. People are making a living but not making a life. We need to invest time with our children and family. Lack of investment in family can make you a very lonely person.
Take this advice from me, if need be, say no to opportunities at work if it means less time with your children, take walks with them, always have dinner together, go to their ballgames, go to their plays and all their recitals even if you're busy.
Your children are only little once, enjoy them while they still want to hang around with you because there will come a day when they are grown and gone out of the house when that annoying call for Mommy or Daddy will be greatly missed. Slow down and enjoy the journey.
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I just love this, Stephanie. We do take lots of time with our kids and I hope they will always want to come back and hang out with us.
ReplyDeleteI love to hear you talk about Danielle, and I feel like some of your readers that don't know you might benefit from knowing the timeline of how things happened--like how recently this has all come about, and a journey with you and your heart condition. I for one, always love hearing about you and your spirit. No in-depth details but to understand your situation even more I think you need to share a timeline of events. If you are up to it, that is. You know I love you, my forever friend.
~Misti
Loving the blog. This is the good stuff right here. Keeeeeeep writing!
ReplyDeleteI make a concious effort to do this........especially now. When I heard of what happened with Danielle and you...I latched onto Cody and haven't let go very often since. I'm a strict, very over protective parent, and it causes grief between us sometimes, but as you said in another blog........in 10 years that won't matter. The seed will have been planted (hopefully).
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy reading your blogs. Good, helpful insight.
My boys are 23, 19 and 16 and they not only say, "I love you" but "I love you, mommy" every time we talk. They're way too old to call me mommy but to me, it's the sweetest term of endearment ever uttered.
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