Enjoy Every Moment...

I read this great piece from Momastery the other day, talking about the "Enjoy every moment - they grow up so fast" advice we are regularly bombarded with, and it made me feel such relief, and a little sadness at the same time.  Relief that it wasn't just me who felt this pressure to enjoy every day with my babes, and guilt for the days where it was tough to find that enjoyment.  Raising babies is hard, and some days are long, end of story.  Sadness that it is clear that so many of us feel this way, and feel as though we're alone with that.

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And now, after reading this, I'm trying to just be.  Know that some days will be crap, but some days will be great, and in between, I will look for my Kairos time.  Remember that looking forward to bedtime doesn't make me a bad mom, but maybe tomorrow night it might mean saying ok to that "one more book".

The days are long, but the years are short.  It just is.  So I'll make the most of the days that I can, and not beat myself up for those where I just can't.  It's ok.