I teach part-time which means that I get two days off a week with my little one. I love our days together and next year when she starts prep (she is in kindy now) I imagine I will miss these precious times.
I had a bit of an unpleasant media experience this week (I am still trying to process it and wade through some insensitivities of others before I write about it - I think I may rant at this point LOL, so I will spare you all.) but then I have days with my little girl and I find perspective in the the silliness.
Today we went to Mainly Music where we got our 'crazies' on, danced, sang and had fun. I caught up with some of my mum friends there who made me feel loved and cared for despite having a grey day. Miss 4 and I had a picnic by the swings after Mainly Music - this has become a ritual for us, we enjoyed singing (if you could call it that LOL) along to the Frozen CD in the car on the way their and home again, hid under the doona (duvet cover) from a pretend dinosaur for ages, my daughter got into 'her' make up (we bought it for her dance concert last year) only to wipe it off again, she coloured in love hearts, 'counted' the money in her piggy bank (then we built coin towers to knock over), she made soup in a bucket with beach sand, pebbles and some grass she picked. It was nothing out of the ordinary, it was simply extraordinary that in the simplicity of it all, everything and everyone that matters in my life are radiate beauty and kindness and for them, for my life, my family, my friends I am truly grateful. I had a blessed day, a day that allowed me time to process but also just marvel in the beauty of the people I know and thank God for them, it gave me time to find laughter and delight in the love I have for my awesome little girl and cherish even more the moments we get to spend together.
So on that note, I leave you :) Be blessed. There is a lot of bitterness in the world, but this makes the beauty stand out even more. Blessings, Jacqui
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