A time for turn over. A time for new life. A time for flowers to bloom and grass to turn from brown to green again. A time to reflect on the important things in life. A time to move forward.
A time to realize that the laundry will get done. The dishwasher will get unloaded. The carpet stains will still be there tomorrow to clean away. A time to cherish the simple things in life.
Like watching your little girl help you plant the flowers that will bloom all summer long on the back porch.
The flowers that will remind you to slow it down. Come down to her level. Play just a little bit longer before dinner.
Watching as giggles are met with tiny drops of water from the hose. As shovels full of potting soil are thrown behind the back of a 2 year old. As little fingers are wiped clean from the dirt they’ve dug into.
The pink and purple watering can that is left to collect rain on the patio. The pink shovel and rake that are caked with mud. The mulch that was thrown from the bed around the tree into the lawn. Reminders of an afternoon. An afternoon of sunshine and cool breezes. Of one on one time with me and my girl. Of memories made.
This is life. My life. And I wouldn’t have it any other way.
(And Fun Dip shared with one very special Auntie)
