If I could be a colour I would be Purple
If I could be a flower I would be an Orchid
If I could be a fruit I would be a Strawberry
If I could be an intoxicating beverage I would be Pink Champagne
If I could be an instrument of music I would be a Harp
If I could find the end of the Rainbow I’d climb to the top
And slide down on the Colour Purple …..
Wishing you all a day filled with love π
Finger crossed π€ 2022 will be a happier, healthier year for us all.
Whatever this year brings your way I pray it will be filled with love, laughter and good memories, shared with family and friends π
I wish everyone who reads this message a joyous festive time with family and friends and best wishes for a happy, healthy New Year ππΎπ₯
I’ve definitely gained wait while on holiday unless it’s because my clothes have shrunk in the wash π€
On a cruise to see the caves along the Albufeira coast line.
We’re enjoying the sunny beaches before heading back to UK winter weather.
I found this post on Facebook and felt the need to share …
When you first have children they talk about the challenges of parenting….the struggles of a baby waking in the night,
the toddler who wonβt stay in their bed, the cost of childcare, injuries from sports…
Having to take off work to pick them up from school when they donβt feel well, helping them with homework, a messy house, the never ending laundry, the cost to buy school clothes, packing their lunches….
You watch their eyes light up on Christmas morning….and try to soak in the magic of those moments.
You coach them in sports, rushing to practices and ballgames…and tote them all over the country to let them play the game they love…no matter how exhausting or expensive it becomes.
Life is just so busy that you rarely even stop to think what the end of those days look like.
In fact, itβs not really even something you can wrap your mind around.
You go into it thinking that 18-20 years sounds like a long time….
Then suddenly hours turn into days…days into months…and months into years.
That little person that used to crawl up next to you in bed and cuddle up to watch cartoons…suddenly becomes this young adult who hugs you in the hallway as they come and go.
And the chaos and laughter that used to echo throughout your home….gets filled with silence and solitude.
Youβve learned how to parent a child who needs you to care for and protect them….but have no clue how the whole βletting goβ thing is supposed to work.
So you hold on as tight as you can…wondering how time passed so quickly…feeling guilty that you missed something….
Because even though you had 20 years…..it just somehow doesnβt seem like it was enough.
You ask yourself so many questions…
Did you teach them the right lessons?
Did you read them enough books as a child?
Spend enough time playing with them?
How many school parties did you have to miss?
Do they really know how much you love them?
What could I have done better as a parent?
…..When itβs time for them to go, it all hits you like a ton of bricks.
And all you can do is pray….hope….and trust that God will protect them as they start to make their way into the world alone.
Parenting is by far the most amazing experience of your life….that at times leaves you exhilarated….while others leave you heartbroken.
But one thing is certain…..itβs never enough time…ο
So for all the parents with young children…whose days are spent trying to figure out how to make it through the madness…
Exhausted day in and day out…
Soak. It. All. In.
Because one day….all those crazy days full of cartoons, snuggles, sleep overs, Christmas morning magic, ballgames, practices and late night dinners…
All come to an end.
And youβre left hoping that you did enough right, so that when they spread their wings….
Theyβll fly…οοο
Credit to the Amazing Author:
@MistyBrewerLee
Phoenix Rainez 