Liam is my little photographer! He loves it. He actually has the law of thirds down pretty well. Morgan was quite impressed. I love the one of Emery prancing. It is perfect!
Me, in another world.
The biggest mistake I made [as a parent] is the one that most of us make. . . . I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of [my three children] sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages six, four, and one. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less”(Loud and Clear [2004], 10–11).
This was written by Anna Quindlen. Elder Ballard quoted her in his talk last Sunday.
This was a quote that I really felt a connection to this week. I have to say, I am learning to be in the moment, but on the rare occasions that I hit it on the nose, it feels really great. I was looking at some photos the kids took while I was reading the other day. (I am definately not in the moment if there is a book around) Anyway, this is a little look at what I missed in that moment. ..
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