As a child, time seems to drag along and/or stand still. A school day is forever long, a summer break appears to be endless and your next birthday feels as though it will never arrive. When you enter college graduation seems ages away and at the front steps of your twenties thirty seems unreachable.
However, at 31 and with a 14 month old child (who seems as though he was born yesterday) I have come to realize how very quick that time passes by.
There are those minutes that still appear to take forever such as waiting in the doctor's office for the doctor himself to finally make his appearance. The days between now and your vacation cannot pass by quick enough. A school year looks like an endless amount of time at the beginning. Yet you blink and that doctor has come and went, your vacation pictures are framed and you are already half way through that school year. Where did the time go?
With time speeding past us also comes heartache. The loss of those we love, moments we miss, and the ache in our hearts as we watch our children grow so fast in front of us. (It breaks my heart to see how quickly the first year of my son's life has went by.)
And here we are at the beginning of another year. 2011. So many people predicting the events of the year to come and/or promising to themselves and the world the things they plan to do different this time around.
Therefore let me make my predictions and resolutions.
I predict that at times I will dislike my husband but many many more times I will love him and thank God for bringing him into my life. I predict that I will constantly be in awe of my son who will make me laugh and cry and always keep me on my toes. I predict I will loose something/someone very close to me and will have a heartache that will always be felt but I will survive. I predict that I will continue to grow with my faith in God and my love. I predict that at the end of 2011 I will be even more content in life.
My resolution for 2011 is to stop and smell the flowers (all of them, not just the roses). I plan to smile more and take every chance to enjoy my life and love my family. I plan to tell people I love them more and HUG more. I plan to thank God daily for the many many blessings he has given me and I plan to life my life to the fullest not in theory but in truth.
2011 You better be ready, because here I come and 1979-2010 have nothing on what I plan to do with you!
1 comment:
Tara, you have a sweet heart. It is really great to see it through your words on your blog and your facebook posts. You are a good person, a good mommy, and a devoted wife. Thanks for being real and also being so positive!
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