I was talking to a friend of mine the other day about our childhood memories and she remembers running away at 2 years old. It got me thinking that Ella is now 2 so there is a chance she will remember something I'm doing now. What will that be? Will it be the day I lost my temper and yelled at her? Will it be the day she got her first swat on the butt? Or will it be the day I chased after her in the back yard so I could give her tummy zerbels? Or maybe the day I sat with her on the couch for a half an hour doing "little piggies" until she laughed so hard she cried.
I pray it is one of the good days and not one of the days I lost my temper because I thought something else was so important than stopping and listening to what she wanted or what she was trying to tell me. There are too many days like that. It is so hard to just slow down and be a mom and play the day away. I always feel like having a clean house is so much more important. Why? What do I care if somebody sees dishes in my sink? Whose memories do I care more about?
It is time to re-prioritize my thoughts and goals and think about what is truly important to me and my daughter. I want to start creating memories that I will be proud to be a part of. Hopefully next time you stop by, my house will be trashed but my daughter will be smiling! (and so will I....)

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