A Full-Fledged Family Day

Sometimes you simply need to refocus, let go and remember who you really are.

Lately, I have spent a lot of time working - up late, distracted when it comes to family, single-minded in terms of work- computer attached to my hip.

And I have to confess, I love working.  I love the adult interaction, the deadlines, the writing, the speaking, the media.

But at the end of the day, I need more to feel complete. If you aren’t a mommy, it may sound silly to include ‘kishes and hugs’ in my list of needs.  Maybe it doesn’t make sense that hearing my daughter sound out a word is as fulfilling as getting a check for writing or consulting work, but it is.  It makes me proud.

As much as I love to have outside work and interaction, I consider raising my children to be my ‘job’ as well as my passion.  When I decided to start a family, I accepted the challenges, I reveled in the notion that it would be my privilege and responsibility to raise a small person to be strong, kind and independent.

Sometimes, I need to get back on track with what matters most.

This weekend was just what I needed.

A soccer game, a birthday party, bath time and family dinner.  Church, reading stories, hide n’ seek, laundry, snuggling, snuggling and more snuggling.

I feel better.  I feel refocused.

This makes me feel like a stronger mommy.  And a more-focused worker.