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I won’t remember all this - Ashley Ann Campbell

I won’t remember all this

We’ve been a bit on hold with construction stuff as a result of some flooring issues. As I am writing this the downstairs floors are finished and we are waiting until the morning to be able to walk on them – I can’t wait! While we’ve been off the floors, I’ve been cleaning off my computer and came across old photos. (Excuse all the random borders and editing – old blog pics!)

My first reaction when I see old photos is a twinge of sadness. Part of me wants to scoop all those babies up and hold them close again. However, I would not trade today for yesterday and so the sadness moves to gratitude.

I don’t remember a lot from when my kids were teeny. I remember highlights and random things, but definitely not every moment. I do remember despite all the hard and exhausting parts I knew each day that I was given extraordinary gifts. I knew each day was not one I was guaranteed and I did my best to walk in gratitude.

I can look back at photos and know that even if I don’t remember the day, I know I knew in my heart what a privilege it was to mother those little ones and I truly enjoyed the gift of being with them – even on the hard days.
I am not going to remember all the details or even all the big moments of this season of life either and that is okay with me. I guess for me if I can truly live each day recognizing what a gift it is then I don’t need to be sad if I can’t remember it and I don’t need to go back – I can know I soaked the goodness out of it and that frees me up to do the same today.

Recognizing the gifts in my life and walking in gratitude for them – my daily mothering goal.

That being said…I sure am grateful for pictures!

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