We all have our favorite children's books. "Love You For Ever" by Robert Munsch is very popular and almost always brings a tear to a parent's eye. One of my favorites is "Let Me Hold You Longer" by Karen Kingsbury. If you haven't read it, you definitely should.It is guaranteed to leave you teary eyed. If your at all like me, you'll be a blubbering mess and it may take you several attempts to get through it, although it is a fairly short book.
"Let Me Hold You Longer" is a reminder to slow down and take note of the little things your kids do, as they grow up so fast. We all take note of our little one's first smile, first step, first word, first tooth and many more milestones. Not many notice or take note of the lasts. The last time you hold the bottle, the last time they ask to be tucked in, or the last time you held them in your arms all seem to go unnoticed.
Tonight, something happened that reminded me of this book. I was building a science project with Josh and all of a sudden it hit me...this is the last time I will make this same science project that I made with my other two boys. Yes, I teared up.
Why am I writing about this you may ask? In hopes that all of us, slow down, take note and enjoy the 'lasts' as much as we enjoyed the 'firsts.'
Just a thought.
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| The 'Last' Homemade Flashlight |
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| The 'Last' Testing of the light |
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