Live Like You Were Dying

You know the old Tim McGraw song...

It came on the radio yesterday when I was in the car alone.

You know sometimes we get caught up in the mundane. I am guilty of it. The past two weeks have been exhausting. I've had to just sit and catch my breathe a few times.

Last week, the boys asked me one afternoon to sit and color with them. I did. While we were coloring, I realized how their little pictures have evolved in the past few weeks. Animals look different now. People have all their parts and are gaining little details. Real world objects are now being sketched through their eyes and you can make them out.

Titus' little vocabulary has grown tremendously. He is a hilarious little guy. He will make you laugh so hard. He cuts his eyes when he answers a serious question. He dances. He sings. He knows just about every word to every song you sing him. He is a  little character.

I am not dying. Well, I guess we all are in reality. It just made me stop and think about how many days I just blow through life trying to get everything done that needs to be done. Those little pauses are so precious and our boys are growing so fast. I pray I can remember to pause more often between the discipline, the day to day, the work, the laundry, and the messes. You know, in reality, life is short. It is too short to miss little moments with my kids. Too short to busy myself through holidays not knowing when it will be my last with someone. Too short not to enjoy the little things that are sometimes taken for granted because they seem like they are forever, they aren't.