Where Did The Time Go?

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round?

Or listened to the rain slapping on the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly's erratic flight?

Or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

You better slow down.

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last.

Do you run through each day on the fly?

When you ask how are you?

Do you hear the reply?

When the day is done do you lie in your bedwith the next hundred chores running through your head?

You'd better slow down.

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last.

Ever told your child, we'll do it tomorrow?

And in your haste, not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch, let a good friendship die cause you never had time to call and say "Hi".

You'd better slow down.

Don't dance so fast.

Time is short.

The music won't last.

When you run so fast to get somewhere you miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day, it is like an unopened gift thrown away.

Life is not a race.

Do take it slower.

Hear the music before the song is over.

I posted the poem above about this time last year. It is amazing how quickly time has flown. Lukas is now 9 1/2 months and is amazing! I am so blessed to be able to stay at home with him full time. Each day is filled with laughter and wonderment. I stress that I am doing enough with him or doing too much. I am trying to soak in every minute of every day, because they are going by so quickly. He is crawling everywhere, pulling up, and pushing and walking behind anything that moves. He is very content to sit a play with his toys or play outside or sit and listen to me read and sing to him. Since having him, the world has been filtered down to the basics: eating, sleeping, cleaning (him, me, the house), music, laughter, love. None of the material things really matter any more. For one, we can't afford "extras", and I really don't miss it. This is the life that I have been searching for for a long time, and I am full of peace now that I have it. All I need is a smile or kiss from my little boy, and life is perfect.