I read this article and just had to share. It is something to think long and hard about , and it is a lifestyle we fully embrace! These littles in our charge, they grow up way too quickly and I want to encourage you to enjoy every single minute with them, even the hard ones. ~ Kelly
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A couple of months ago, I was rushing through the grocery store with my preschooler and toddler. It hadn’t been an easy trip; they were whining and bickering, asking for every snack and sweet we passed. I had work deadlines on my mind, we were late for swimming class, and my phone kept buzzing with texts concerning an event I’d volunteered for.
When my daughter Emma started shrieking and trying to climb out of the cart because I wouldn’t give her a Frozen sandwich box, I almost started crying too. In the checkout line, the kids charmed an elderly woman. She touched my arm. “Enjoy this time,” she said wisely. “It goes by so quickly.” I smiled back, of course, but inside I was calculating the months until we’d be past this particular stage.
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