Little Reminders

So, some days are better than others but these last two weeks have taken a toll on me. Today was a typical day, I worked from home which is a nice option when I really need it. Of course I had a plan for my kids to go to their typical spring break school program, but that didn’t workout as planned.

When things get like this and feels like it’s everything crashing all around, I tend to lose track of what’s important and why I’m in the game to begin with. Of course, when I reach out to my friends, they are SUPPOSED to say... well what I want to hear. But i’ve got some friends who tell me what I NEED to hear.

Those are the friends who remind me, everything will be ok in the end.

So, where was I? Oh yes. So I do my thing and head into the office to grab some items I need for a meeting the next day. While I’m inside my kids are in the car and I’m doing my thing and I come back out. We had just eaten a late lunch at Panda Express. My little one was on fire and being as sassy as a little Texas blonde can be.

So I come out, heavy hearted and just ugh from the day. Weather sucks and my car is a mess. I get on the road and my baby girl says “I left you some gum in your cup holder.” Normally as a parent this is like an oh man moment. Kids and gum never end well. So I look around and find nothing but a gum pack and I thank her, grateful there’s not a chewed piece of gum stuck to the cup holder.

We get a little farther down the road and she says it again “daddy! I left you some gum in your cup holder.” So I look again and nothing, and she says “no the other cup holder in your door.”

Terrified, I look and there’s a piece of gum in my door handle. Thank God it was not chewed... shew... she says “did you see the wrapper?” (Now Bella has a unique kid accent. So it’s extra cute.) I open the wrapper and inside is what I like to call - a little reminder - of why I fight this battle. These are things I look back upon and remind myself on long days, hard times, and stressful moments just why I will always fight for my kids.

Thanks baby girl!