Playing with new/old toys from Goodwill.
Spent all sorts of time sorrowful about the absence of tiny babies in our future and I happened to be overlooking one pretty significant point. I love love love big kids too! They are so fun. We can play games together. Real games, other than Candyland. We can watch movies together. Real movies. They sit (mostly) still and pay attention. We can hold conversations. Yes! Real ones. We can even discuss the movie we just saw. They are helpful and easy to be around and absorbent and hilarious and teachable and such great company. It's not nearly as much work to care for bigger kids. My role with our older 2 especially, has become more about overseeing and guiding and less about tending to physical needs. It's really enjoyable, and rewarding. They blow me away with the things they come up with to say and do. Parenting them is also bliss. I am a true fan of our older children as I watch them grow and mature.
They are all I hoped they would be and so much more. What a gift that is to the heart of this mother.
Thankful today for open eyes to bask in this, the joy of the present, before it passes too......Have a great weekened.
2 comments:
You have THE most beautiful children! They all have those gorgeous big eyes! Total knockouts!! Watch out boys and girls, the Deutsch's are on their way!! Such cuties!!! I can definitely understand your gratitude! I can often relate! God gives us such great gifts!
Great portraits! And beautiful kids! btw - where's that Christmas letter I've heard so much about? ;-)
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