Many things are out of our control, which makes getting a handle on the things we can control that much more important. Parenting isn’t just about making sure our kids show up to school every day; parenting is about helping them learn to navigate change, guiding them through whatever life throws at them. The older they get, the more hands-off we are, though we’re always available to talk things through. As a family, we approach every transition as an opportunity for growth… that doesn’t mean we like it, but if we can’t change it, we’ll absolutely make the best of it.
Planning even with a cloud is an act of hope, an act of resurrection, an act of resistance. Sure, things might need to change, but we look ahead anyway. How can we not?
Here’s the thing with quantity time… the more of it we have, the easier it is to forget to engage in quality time.
Sure, the song in this video is out of season, and sure, it’s several years old now. But I love it so much because for EVERY ONE of these lines, I either have my own story or have heard one from a good friend. She nails it.
If you just read that and thought, “Oh, that doesn’t apply to me”… it does.
