SACRIFICE: something given up or lost
I would give my children any organ they needed. I would step in front of a car for them. I would give them my last breath. And yet, sometimes I fail to do the following less dramatic acts:
- Laugh at their jokes.
- Stop what I’m doing to respond to their requests to “Look!” or “Watch!”
- Play hide-and-seek…again.
- Accept the extra laundry graciously when Son insists on changing into clothes that camouflage with our walls.
- Wait the extra two minutes it will take for Daughter to “do it myself!”
Giving them my life seems easy. Giving them my time can be hard.
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Response to: “Giving them my life seems easy. Giving them my time…” AAAAmen Sister-in-motherhood!!
Right?! I feel guilty, but it’s true.
Thanks for sharing this…at least I know I’m still doing some things right some of the time… 🙂
I guess I’ll just have to take 80% success and the comfort of knowing that I’ll give an internal organ when needed.
That is such a good point Thank you. Check, check.