Sharifa, I honestly needed to read this and read it RIGHT now, even though you posted weeks ago. As women we really are sometimes about the problems (focused on what needs fixing) instead of appreciating and nurturing what's right and right there. I'm bookmarking this for the reminder.

Shannon - ditto to you. Thanks for your honesty so I could see myself clearly in your comments. It such a fast paced world and I get so caught up in all of it and wanting him to join that pace that I sometimes forget that it's his stillness that I need the most. I'm going to log off and go hug him now.

(PS he leaves my laundry, but that's because we've agreed he won't shrink any more of my clothes and i'll appreciate that his thoughts are in the right place!)