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Are You Treasuring the Time You Have with Your Children?

March 20, 2013 By Deb Chitwood 10 Comments

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Are You Treasuring the Time You Have with Your Children?

My husband and I recently returned from spending ten days with our kids/kid-in-love in San Diego. There’s nothing that’s more special to us than spending time with our family.

As an empty nester, I can definitely say it’s true that children grow up too fast and that you’ll never regret treasuring the time you have with your children. (2015 Update: In 2014, my husband and I moved to San Diego to be close to our family and baby granddaughter. We now live 10 minutes from our son, daughter-in-law, and granddaughter and 15 minutes from our daughter and son-in-law. We couldn’t have made a better decision!)

One of my  favorite quotes about parenthood is by Elizabeth Stone: “Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.” I feel that always … when I’m with my kids and when we’re living a few states away.” And I’m very grateful that we’re all on the same continent now.

Two of the things I’m most proud of that my husband and I did as parents are (1) following our children’s interests (which gave us all amazing experiences and helped our children find successful careers in fields of their interests) and (2) spending lots of quality time with our children.

Luckily for us, as homeschoolers my husband and I were able to spend more time with our children than most parents can. Although not all parents can spend that much time with their children, all parents can work on truly appreciating the time they do have.

These clips aren’t all about parents and children, but they are very moving reminders to appreciate the time you have with your family:

 

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  1. Amy says

    March 20, 2013 at 7:02 am

    This is a beautiful post! It is so true what you are saying! My husband is in the military, and last year spent 7 months in Afghanistan, away from us – I have seen the clips before, but they get me every time and remind me so much and of what we felt while he was gone. Thanks Deb!

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    • Deb says

      May 3, 2013 at 6:16 pm

      Thanks, Amy! That must have been so difficult for your family. Many blessings to you.

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  2. Frances says

    March 20, 2013 at 8:48 am

    What a thought provoking post. As a full-time working mom, I make it a point to dedicate as much as time possible to our 4 yr.old. My weekends usually revolve around him! We do fun things together, and I disconnect myself from my smart phone, and computer. I also cherish the times that we can go out together as a family, be it to the park, zoo, or weekend get-away. 🙂

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    • Deb says

      May 3, 2013 at 6:17 pm

      Thanks, Frances! What a wonderful weekend tradition! Have fun this weekend!

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  3. The Monko says

    March 27, 2013 at 2:37 pm

    what a lovely post. (I love the term kid-in-love). It worries me that if we choose not to home school we will miss out on such a huge amount of time with our son. Thanks for the reminder to treasure the times we do spend together. I’m sharing this with the Sunday Parenting Party pinterest board

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    • Deb says

      May 3, 2013 at 6:20 pm

      Thanks for your kind comment! And thanks for pinning this! It seems like you and your husband are great at spending lots of time with your son, so I’m sure whatever you choose regarding schooling will lead you in the right direction.

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  4. LuAnn Braley says

    March 31, 2013 at 11:08 am

    Wow…I was tearing up early on in this video. (Every time one of the ladies would shriek, our puppies would tear around the apartment, barking up a storm, looking for who was in trouble.) 🙂

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    • Deb says

      May 3, 2013 at 6:22 pm

      Thanks for your comment, LuAnn! I was tearing up, too. That’s so cute about your puppies!

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  5. defense lawyer says

    July 8, 2015 at 4:35 am

    Very nice article.I think every parents must read it. And very nice videos..

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  6. Aimee says

    August 3, 2015 at 8:01 am

    I definitely agree that having kids is a momentous decision!

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