There will be a time when they'll be too big to sleep in my bed...today is not that day.
There will be a time when they don't want a hug in public...today is not that day.
There will be a time when I can't pick them up and hold them...today is not that day.
There will be a time when I can't physically keep up with them...today is not that day.
There will be a day...
As I was going to bed last night, I took a detour and went to the kid's room. As I look at them sleeping, I am reminded that there will be a day when they move on and out from under my umbrella of control and protection. My heart aches at the thought and yet rejoices, because I am praying now for their spouses and their future families.
I bend down and scoop up my youngest and she clings to me. I grab her ladybug pillow pet and her stuffed Elfie and head to my room. My youngest is 5 years old, going on 6 in 4 months. Some say she is too old to be carried around, too old to be picked up and just held tight, too old to sleep with us in our bed. I say there will be a day when she is...but today is not that day.
Actually, all three of my children, ages 9, 7, and 5, are picked up occasionally, they all have a turn sleeping in our bed, especially with bad dreams, they are never turned away in the middle of the night when they are scared. Professionals will tell you that you are spoiling them, making them dependent, creating a bad habit, etc., etc. I am not a doctor, I have never done a study, taken a poll, or even asked anyone their opinion. I just know that I want my children to feel loved, respected, accepted, and protected.
There will be a day that my children are grown and out of the house...today is not that day.
Your children are not birthed from a textbook, they are not created to fit some mold. They are blessings entrusted to you, specifically you. Parents are not perfect, we all mess up, but there will be a time when your children move on...today is not that day...make the most of it.
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