I'm Back!

It's been way to long.... I almost contemplated not coming back to be honest. However, this is my safe space, my update place, my be who I am and say what I think, my little corner of the internet.

My sweet girl turned 6 months a couple weeks ago and it got me to thinking how fast time goes, and how unappreciative we are with the time we have with our children. Lately I have been trying to parent intentionally. What does that mean? It means I want to make sure each day I intentionally wake up with the purpose of starting my daughter's day with a smile, and something uplifting even on the mornings I am so exhausted and want to do anything but wake up and smile. It means when I am stressed and worried or overwhelmed I am going to take a breath and look at my little miracle baby and smile at her and tell her I love her even if she's screaming over me I am going to kiss the top of her head and tell her how beautifully and wonderfully made she is.

I came up with this when she was just turning 6 months old, I thought to myself "Wow, half a year has passed already." That was a shock for me. Time is going by way faster than I would like and I won't like there are moments the enemy tries to use that against me, anxiety creeps up like the evil snake it is and tries to choke out my mental capacity to be the mom I need to be. However, those are the moments I have to intentionally parent even more. I have to get up and say "Okay. Let's have silly song time." and laugh and play like nothing is weighing on my mind. Like the next 5 minutes aren't going to go by and I am going to freeze in that moment the bond her and I are making.

Making a bond with your child people would think is easy, you have the baby and BAM you are bonded. Yes, and NO. Birthing your child starts the bond, but intentionally parenting is what solidifies that bond. Holding and loving them through a terrible teething night with patience and kindness that's a bond moment. When they do something wrong letting them know they are loved even so is a bonding moment.

This is an interesting post to come back with I know. However it's a post with a point. My point is please hug your little one, if they are teens or grown, hug them. Tell them how proud you are of them and how much you love them. They will be judged, they will be beaten down plenty of times in this world that the last place they need it is at home.

I'll finish with this: "Actions speak louder than words, so what are your actions saying?"