Taking Kielee to the water park.

Random thoughts

As I sit here and listen to the sound of my three year old rummaging through the refigerator, singing the words to isty bitsy spider. I can't help but wonder what is going through her three year old head. There is so much simplicity in spending the afternoon with a toddler. Coloring, play dough, bubbles, stories and cartoons. We take everyday and rush around as if we have to. I am not saying we don't have to some of us do. But, why are we double booking our lives? With our work schedules, school schedules, kids appointments, after school and summer activities and social lives......no wonder we are sick, over worked, under paid and tired. We do it to ourselves. I make a vow right now, to learn to say no, and yes I have to say no to the people I love most. I learned most of my stress comes from, not my own problems but others problems I seem to make my own. It's OK for me to lend an ear or shoulder. But I am learning to listen and let them still be their issues, I don't have to make them my own issues. I have a responsibility to my children to care for them, to pay my bills and to be the best christian woman I can be. And that is it. The other stuff is exactly that just stuff. From this day forward.......it's no more rushing I am going read that book to my toddler, play that game with Kody and pass the football with Zac. Why? because I have learned I don't have to!! And let me tell you, this is the best stress relief I have had in years.