Today is Where it's at

My children have taught me so much. It seems that I learn something new from them every day. I have learned things from Teddy that I haven't learned from Christian, and visa versa. That's because they're different kids, with different personalities. Christian has taught me patience, which, I have to admit, before I had him, I was really lacking in that area. Teddy has taught me to not be so controlling- again, something that was terribly difficult in the past. Both boys have taught me to smile and laugh at the silly things, and because of that, I'm not wound up so tightly. The major lesson that I have learned from these boys is to be present to them. I don't mean that I they need me to be physically present. Well, they do, but they also need me to be mentally present. I used to be such a "future thinker", thinking about all of the things I had to do tomorrow, next week, next month, even next year. I would run different scenarios in my head, (If this, then that). Not anymore. Today is where it's at. Right now. This instant. Because let's face it, with each tick of the clock, we're all getting older- me, Chad, the boys, and Murphy. When you live so much in the future, you're missing the present, which is a precious gift to lose. I look at my boys and wonder where the time has gone. If I had been living in the future, I would have missed out on so many memories that we have made. So, yeah, time flies. But instead of flying ahead of it, I'm flying with it, and making every second count.