Naivety

Imagine a 17 year old boy who wants to see an R rated movie. He has no State ID. No way to prove he is old enough to see the movie. He decides to buy a ticket to a film rated PG 13 and sneak into the R film.

He is so worried about getting caught by an usher who clearly could care less that this man-child is sneaking into a different movie. He is forced to perform stealth maneuvers in order to slink up the stairs into the good movie. He is giddy at the thrill of slipping past the watchful eye of the movie theater attendants. This is, without a doubt, the best movie he has seen in a long time.

Imagine the mother of this 17 year old boy. Listening as her son boasts of this incredible adventure. Honing in on the excitement in his voice. Listening to how scared he was that he would get caught. Realizing that this...this harmless sneaking, slinking activity...is the worst thing her child is doing in his life. The fear he expresses at getting caught by a movie theater attendant is her confirmation that this young man is truly a remarkable teenager.

I am so incredibly thankful each and every day that I am blessed with such a wonderful, naive, caring, and remarkable 17 year old boy. I wish every parent was as lucky as me.

Slow It Down

Gracie (5) & Mackenzie (6)

Last week, I received my very first speeding ticket. Because I have committed such a heinous crime, my 5 & 6 year old daughters now fear for their lives when they get in the car with me. My 5 year old especially is very curious about how I could have done such a rotten thing and what type of punishment I received.

She asks me things like:
"Why did you do that?"
"Do you want to go to jail?"
"Do you know that speeding is bad?"
"How much money did that cost you?"

And the list goes on...and on...and on. She has even told her MawMaw about this. MawMaw is NOT happy.

This recent round of interrogation has led me to think about the speeding incident. Especially: Why did I do that? Well...I think I know the answer. I spend too much time in a big giant hurry.

It is time for me to spend less time in a hurry and more time just enjoying...

Enjoying:
My family (most amazing family ever!)
My home (my practice home...learning how to replace fixtures, paint, build fences..FUN!!)
My job (which happens to be my dream job!)
My workouts (I threw that in here because I REALLY wish I enjoyed my workouts :-) )
My blog (ok...this is my very first entry!! I am excited to FINALLY get it started!)

So tomorrow morning I will get up early enough to enjoy my morning coffee and just take my time...instead of enjoying my snooze button. No more rushing around. Its time to just enjoy.