we seem to have forgotten what childhood is all about.
Preoccupied with managing their lives, and our own, it is so easy to lose sight of our children-their tenderness and innocence, their joyousness, their capacity of wonder, their hunger of enchantment.
A touch of magic can reawaken the childlike spirit in all of us allowing us to revisit, for a time, the secret realm of childhood."
-Katrina Kenison,
Mitten Strings for God
This is one book that I'll re-read over and over again, and although I bought it when Noah was an infant it is one of my favorite books to read. As a mother I need reminders, and ways to find peace within myself, and how to be when it comes to raising, and teaching my kids. This book is a huge reminder for me to remember my true role as a mom. To never desire for my kids to grow up, and leave the nest. Oh no, I want to savor every waking moment with them. No matter how old they are while still living under our roof I want them to remember the happy times, and "time." Time that I gave to spend with each of them. To remember that being busy never played a major role in our lives, and if it did-that we always, always found balance, and made time for the important things.
That while being an adult in parenting, we were also having fun with it.
Just as a little child would.
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