Tomorrow Never Comes

If I knew it would be the last time that

I'd see you fall asleep,

I would tuck you in more tightly

and pray for the Lord, your soul to keep.

If I knew it would be the last time

that I see you walk out the door,

I would give you a hug and kiss

and call you back for more.

. . . . and another 11 verses

about making the most of today,

in case there is no tomorrow.

I love living a full life,

filled with people and

projects that help others.

I want to make the most of today,

not in fear of no tomorrow,

but simply to live well.

To be the best I can be,

to do all that I can,

to please Him.

I desire to parent my children well,

so they desire to do their best,

so they have a passion for Him,

to have hearts filled with compassion for others.

So that tomorrow they will do good.

Bumps along the road

No parenting journey is totally smooth.

There are always bumps on the road, sometimes detours and sometimes major road blocks.

Today with your toddler may have been one of those dreadful 'no' days.

The ones where your precious little one wakes up and fights everything all day.

Where nothing seems to keep them occupied or content.

Pop them to bed early, plan an enjoyable hour or so for yourself, and have an early night too.

Then start again tomorrow.

Today was one day closer to shaping their little heart and mind.

You have passed this bump on the road and can now move forward to a smoother patch ahead.

Before you encounter the next bumpy day . . .

A Little Bit of News

Mmm . .

What happened to February?

I thought it had only been a few weeks since my last blog post, not a whole month and a bit!

Well apart from teaching, family, house bits, writing essays and speaking to mums about toddlers, I have been working on a DVD.

Felicity, Linc, Stu, Tara and myself have planned, written and filmed a script that will hopefully bring the TT book to life. I have been overwhelmed by both the sheer volume of work involved and the amazing generosity of my friends in pulling this project together.

We are in the editing stage now and are hopeful the product will be ready in just a few months!

I'll keep you posted.