Lead Me

I was reading this blog today and it really made me think (she definitely has a way with words).  She speaks about how her son wanted to desperately play a game with her and she told him that she would play with him a little later.  Meanwhile, he was preparing the table for the game when he accidentally spilled milk.  She got after him and he went up to his room and cried.  She went up and apologized to him and he told her he loved her.

Our sweet little girl has gotten into the habit of coming to us, taking us by the hand whereever we are in the house, and leading us to where she wants us to be.  While sometimes I am in the middle of something, I always allow her to lead me away...now.  I made a mistake when she first started trying to lead me away and she let me have it.  I now understand that it is important to her, even if it is just leading you to watch a cartoon with her.

Sometimes you need someone to lead you.  Lead you away from the dishes in the sink.  Lead you away from the computer.  Lead you away from your phone.  Lead you away from the laundry.  She is more important than all of that and more.  Whatever she is leading me away to may not seem very important to us at the time, but it is very important to her.  The time spent watching her favorite cartoon with her is quality snuggling time.  The time spent coloring with her is quality educational time.  The time spent outside with her is quality exercise time.  These are all moments of time that we will never get back.  So cherish them.  Each and every day.

So go ahead, my sweet little girl, lead me to something great.:)