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Baseball and Errands

I'm digging my gratitude posts as it's pretty easy to verbalize what I'm grateful for each day. Tonight, it was all about baseball and errands. Now that I'm not so stressed running multiples businesses, I can actually head to my kids' ball games and not worry about all the work waiting for me at home. I so enjoyed walking with the kids along the park stream and then making small talk as we watched Luke's ballgame. It didn't stress me out too much either that after the game we needed to run to Dick's and get baseball pants, softball pants, and batting gloves. I even picked myself up a new pickleball paddle so I can look less ghetto in our upcoming tournaments.

And when we still needed to stop at Walmart to grab some groceries and face wash, I wasn't worried about time either. Since it was already 8:30 pm, and we still hadn't eaten dinner, we grabbed some frozen burritos (kid's choice) and frozen peas to cook upon our return. We had a blast dining together at 9, and it wasn't a big deal when we all retired to bed at 10:30 pm.

It was such a blast! I love being with my kids. They have such unique personalities and interests. They tell me funny stories about school, life, and they make me laugh. What's super best is that I can tell they really like being with me. I don't have to coax them to come anywhere I'm going. I simply announce my plans, invite whoever wants to join and lo and behold, they come flocking.

Being a parent is really rewarding, especially when you stop believing your children are a reflection of you. It's so fun to allow them to develop as they desire. I'm totally centered in my belief that my job is simply to love those who have been entrusted to my care. Life will teach them everything they need to know. I'm grateful they have me to support and love them as they grow. Conversely, I'm grateful I have them to teach me those things I still need to learn. We're all evolving quite nicely together.
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