A Reminder of Something Simple.......

My 6 yr old reminded me of something simple today. I had to run to Target. The boys didn't want to go so I let their sister keep them while I was gone. I was probably gone about 50 minutes total. When I walked in the door, my 6 yr old ran to me like I had been gone for a week. His little arms were held out, his eyes wide and a smile like he hadn't seen me in months. He jumped into my arms, wrapped his legs around me and hugged me for a long, long time....complete with about 50 kisses. WOW!! I sure felt loved and missed!

He headed back up to the playroom to play trains and I thought about his sweet actions. It wasn't the first time he had done that. He does it every morning when he wakes up, when I pick him up from school, if he has just been in another room playing.....he ALWAYS looks at me like "IT'S YOU!!!! I AM SO GLAD IT IS YOU!!"

I want to treat those I love like that.......like I have missed them, like I am so glad to see them, like my day has just been made complete by getting to hug their neck and tell them I love them....whether it has been months or minutes since I saw them.

I know how it can make somebody feel....treasured.

Here's to simple reminders,
K