My baby will be a year old in less than 2 months. Nothing makes me realize this more than thinking about what I have going on after the new year and realizing I’ve got a big 1st birthday to plan…or when I’m adding photos to the slideshow I’m making for her for her 1st birthday…I just can’t believe it sometimes. These kids grow up so fast.

Then I think about how Hannah was only 3 when I started this blog. 3 years old. She’s going to be 7 in 2 days.

January 10 is my 4 year blogging anniversary. 4 years.

We measure many things with time. I like to think back at what I was doing a year ago or 2 years ago or 5 years ago sometimes. Sometimes just for fun. Sometimes just for justification that I’m making it in life. That I’m growing wiser and better with time.

A year ago today I was getting ready for Hannah to turn 6. I was 7 months pregnant with Livie. I had more money than this year. But this year, I have more love. I have 2 babies now. More love to give. More love to receive.

I feel like time is always racing by. Even when my weeks or months drag at work- in the long run, it’s racing by. I stress about so many things that I don’t have control over and I’m wasting time doing that. I know that I have responsibilities so stress sometimes comes with that. I also know that I need to stop and “smell the roses” more often than I do. Take time to kiss every inch of Livie’s baby face that will be gone before we know it. Take time to really listen to Hannah read and struggle over her words because she’ll be writing papers for school before we know it. Take time to cuddle with Hubs more because honestly, you just never know when there won’t be a tomorrow. And lastly, take the time to let by gones be by gones. I’ve really worked on that a lot in the past few months…forgiveness…true forgiveness…letting grudges go. Just being happy and embracing people even if they do things that I don’t care for because a lot of times these are the same people who are here for me when I need them.

Time. Take time for yourself and your family and friends. You won’t regret it.