Sunday. Tired.

Whew - what a weekend.  We drove six hours to Petoskey, Michigan to see my new niece, Wynn.  What...a...cutie.  Total blonde hair - very sweet, very content.  Andy and Dana are great parents and are catching on to the parenting thing fairly quickly.  Like all things...you learn as you go.  Parenting is no exception.

I found this quote recently that really, really hits home to what I believe as I raise my own two boys.  It just sums everything up as to what is truly important when you are a parent:

“If I had my had my child to raise over again:

I’d build self-esteem first and the house later
I’d finger paint more and point the finger less
I would do less correcting and more connecting
I’d take my eyes off my watch and watch with my eyes
I would care to know less and know to care more
I’d take more hikes and fly more kites
I’d stop playing serious and seriously play
I would run through more fields and gaze at more stars
I’d do more hugging and less tugging
I’d see the oak tree in the acorn more often
I would be firm less often and affirm much more
I’d model less about the love of power
And more about the power of love.”~ Diane Loomans

I just love this and it is inspiration for some new projects I am working on that I will share in my next post.

Make the week a great one!