The first one says, "Mom, I love you! and inside there was a tiny little paper that said, "mom, sorry about Jordyn" I think she was referring to all the tummy problems she's had.
The pink one says, "Dad, You are a hard working man!"
I keep these envelopes out on my counter and they make me smile every time I see them!
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Speaking of little things that mean a lot, I took a quick day trip on Tuesday to Salt Lake with Jordyn to Primary Childrens Medical Center where she had an appointment with a Pediatric GI specialist. We spent a couple of hours with the doctor and then quite a while at the lab. She's being tested for a number of things and hopefully we'll know more by the end of this week and proceed with whatever needs to be done. Anyway, I never realized how important it is to my kids to have alone time with mom. (and dad) But, Jordyn was 100% thrilled that she would have the whole day to spend with me without any of her siblings around. I totally enjoyed hanging out with her and getting to know her better as an individual. Sometimes I'm just so overwhelmed by all of my kids that I see them as one big group of crazy and sometimes naughty kids instead of taking time to see them our Heavenly Father sees them and knows them. Even though Jordyn had to do some not so fun things at her appointment, she still said to me on the way home, "mom, this is the best day of my life because I get to be by myself with you." I will be scheduling alone time with all of my kids from now on!
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I haven't commented on your blog in awhile, but I love your blog and love reading all your posts. That's darling that Jordyn wants to spend time with you.
Love Morg's notes! One of my little things this week was a drawing Chloe brought home from school. It had one picture titled, "The palace of happiness" and in parenthesis, it said, "The Living Room." Another picture said, "The Forest of Death" and in parenthesis, it said "Brigham's room." I loved her imagination and to catch a glimpse of what she thinks of our home.
I need to call about Jordyn. Any news yet? I'm glad she was able to have such a sunny disposition and see the bright side of the situation. What a good girl.
That is awesome. It's hard for me to remember that my kids need different kinds of attention, and what works for one is not the best for another. I am glad you guys had your own time together.
She is such a wonderful little girl...very intuitive and thoughtful.
I totally understand how you feel about spending time with your kids individually. Sometimes we get caught up in them as a group and don't take the necessary time with them individually. I've been trying to do that more, but I'm failing miserably. Thank you for making this a priority and for re-igniting that for me too.
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