Dearest Sarah, Thank you for this wonderful piece. I related to every gorgeous word! Motherhood! My home is also a beautiful and sometimes raucous symphony of sounds… my sons racing up and down our wood block stairs. My daughter rollerskating in the kitchen. And endless questions… “Mommy, will you help me find it? Mommy, when are we leaving for the beach? Mommy, is Parker coming over today? Mommy, come on! Mommy, Mommy, Mommy.” Your beautiful boys need your presence. They want the one and only you. All of you. Enjoy these blessed moments. Our community will look forward to your return in September. For now, you’re right where you should be. ☀️ 🌳 🏃🏼♂️
Blessings to you and your family. As an aging parent myself (my children are all adults now), I look back on the days you describe with a certain amount of nostalgia and longing for my kids’ desire for connection and their endless curiosity. Then the memories of the chaos and the overwhelm insert themselves into my memory.
Such bittersweet and fleeting moments you are living in! Revel in the chaos and hold on to the love that weaves in and out of our kids lives. It may seem like your life is a floating dumpster fire 🔥, but trust me, the lens of time can focus either on regrets of opportunities missed or on the love shared (even though that may look like rooms of toys on the floor and baskets of half-folded laundry).
I know that you are a great mother. Just remember that you are!
Oh thank you so much for your honesty and beautiful words. I’m in the thick of it. I wouldn’t change it for the world AND it’s all consuming. I find myself being pulled in endless directions with questions and needs. I savor the few quiet moments in the morning and at bed. I know come fall I will miss all this chaos and noise so I will not take it for granted or wish it away. Rather I will be present and allow myself to feel all the emotions that each day brings.
Cherish these sweet summer days with your 2 wild and curious cherubs. They will be your summer school, to live in their unbridled energy. Relish these times.I look back at photos at when my son was 5 and sweet tears stream down my cheeks as a nostalgia pours over me, reminiscing over that pure and tender innocence. Time does fly.
See you in September and enjoy all that sweet juice in your watermelons!
Awe cherished one!! Breathe in your little ones, dance to the chaos of scattered unread books, papers, half filled coffee cups! Make a collage with them of every question asked, and holding hands skip circles with them in the rain! Look up together, and sing. Blessed be these long, summer days your souls will rejoice; this, this, T h i s…. exactly what it is, this extraordinary “gift” of each moment together! No distractions!!!👍👍👍
This very moment.
This very moment🙏💕✨✨
Embrace the shift!! Sending you all a warm hug of joy!👍💕✨😄
Thank you for being a radiant example of asking for what you need; for demonstrating that it is more than OK to pause. Sometimes it is soul- and sanity-saving! Enjoy what brings you joy!
Of course. As it should be. Rest, dear one. And know that you are deeply loved. Your writing (and speaking, in the guided meditations I so enjoy) is poetic, heartfelt, intimate, and perfectly in tune. I appreciate and love you.
Simply BEautiful and oh, so, so needed and cherished. I will always remember my summers with my two as a school teacher. We were all on holiday, living into the carefree spaciousness of endless days swimming and camping at our most beloved spots. Savor as you are and trust that all our children really ask of us is our presence. Even if it feels like a staccato rhythm at times rather than a long melody. Trusting that the simple and most ordinary will become the extraordinary, because you are living into the days together. Gentle and loving care to you and yours dearest Sarah. Here's to finding the sticky in the most creative of places. I will be excited to hear all about it in September. Xo🩵💛
Dear Sarah 💕 Enjoy your much-needed and deserving break so you can be carried in a more restful way through the summer. Give in and let go to the curiosity of your sweet boys and the beauty of the natural world surrounding you. I commit to taking steps to join you along the way. See you in September 🍁
Dearest Sarah, Thank you for this wonderful piece. I related to every gorgeous word! Motherhood! My home is also a beautiful and sometimes raucous symphony of sounds… my sons racing up and down our wood block stairs. My daughter rollerskating in the kitchen. And endless questions… “Mommy, will you help me find it? Mommy, when are we leaving for the beach? Mommy, is Parker coming over today? Mommy, come on! Mommy, Mommy, Mommy.” Your beautiful boys need your presence. They want the one and only you. All of you. Enjoy these blessed moments. Our community will look forward to your return in September. For now, you’re right where you should be. ☀️ 🌳 🏃🏼♂️
Lovely, LLM😊🙏💖
Sarah,
Blessings to you and your family. As an aging parent myself (my children are all adults now), I look back on the days you describe with a certain amount of nostalgia and longing for my kids’ desire for connection and their endless curiosity. Then the memories of the chaos and the overwhelm insert themselves into my memory.
Such bittersweet and fleeting moments you are living in! Revel in the chaos and hold on to the love that weaves in and out of our kids lives. It may seem like your life is a floating dumpster fire 🔥, but trust me, the lens of time can focus either on regrets of opportunities missed or on the love shared (even though that may look like rooms of toys on the floor and baskets of half-folded laundry).
I know that you are a great mother. Just remember that you are!
Peace and patience 😉 Namaste 🙏🏼
Noel
Your words help me (& no doubt mothers everywhere) see the beauty and balance in the chaos and interweaving love amongst it all, thank you Noel ❤️
Thank you, Sarah, for acknowledging life’s rhythms and for your candor in speaking about the challenges of adapting to them.
Wishing you a wonderful summer. With endless watermelon 🍉.
Oh thank you so much for your honesty and beautiful words. I’m in the thick of it. I wouldn’t change it for the world AND it’s all consuming. I find myself being pulled in endless directions with questions and needs. I savor the few quiet moments in the morning and at bed. I know come fall I will miss all this chaos and noise so I will not take it for granted or wish it away. Rather I will be present and allow myself to feel all the emotions that each day brings.
Beautiful… I’m right there with you, Elizabeth. But we wouldn’t miss a moment of this. Happy Summer to you! ☀️🍉
I cannot even express just how much I understand every single word. I am right here with you 💛
Until September, my greatest teacher 🤗
This resonates so much. My Mom is terminally ill and her children have gathered from around the world to instil how much she means to us ❤️🙏
Sending love to you Natalie at this time for your family 💕🙏
Sending positive energy your way, Natalie
Sweet Sarah🌸
Cherish these sweet summer days with your 2 wild and curious cherubs. They will be your summer school, to live in their unbridled energy. Relish these times.I look back at photos at when my son was 5 and sweet tears stream down my cheeks as a nostalgia pours over me, reminiscing over that pure and tender innocence. Time does fly.
See you in September and enjoy all that sweet juice in your watermelons!
🍉♥️🍉
I too shed tears when I think back on young parenthood or feel a twinge of grief when I see a young child with their mama 🙏🏼
Thank you for modeling adjusting to the ebbs and flows of our personal and creative lives. Wishing you and your family a lovely summer!
Awe cherished one!! Breathe in your little ones, dance to the chaos of scattered unread books, papers, half filled coffee cups! Make a collage with them of every question asked, and holding hands skip circles with them in the rain! Look up together, and sing. Blessed be these long, summer days your souls will rejoice; this, this, T h i s…. exactly what it is, this extraordinary “gift” of each moment together! No distractions!!!👍👍👍
This very moment.
This very moment🙏💕✨✨
Embrace the shift!! Sending you all a warm hug of joy!👍💕✨😄
See you in September, Sarah, dear, kind one.🙏
Thank you for being a radiant example of asking for what you need; for demonstrating that it is more than OK to pause. Sometimes it is soul- and sanity-saving! Enjoy what brings you joy!
A beautiful reminder to shift with the changes around us and honour what we need with each season.
I remember those days well..I did not grow my kid up..but rather he grew me up!
LOL! So true!
Of course. As it should be. Rest, dear one. And know that you are deeply loved. Your writing (and speaking, in the guided meditations I so enjoy) is poetic, heartfelt, intimate, and perfectly in tune. I appreciate and love you.
Simply BEautiful and oh, so, so needed and cherished. I will always remember my summers with my two as a school teacher. We were all on holiday, living into the carefree spaciousness of endless days swimming and camping at our most beloved spots. Savor as you are and trust that all our children really ask of us is our presence. Even if it feels like a staccato rhythm at times rather than a long melody. Trusting that the simple and most ordinary will become the extraordinary, because you are living into the days together. Gentle and loving care to you and yours dearest Sarah. Here's to finding the sticky in the most creative of places. I will be excited to hear all about it in September. Xo🩵💛
Dear Sarah 💕 Enjoy your much-needed and deserving break so you can be carried in a more restful way through the summer. Give in and let go to the curiosity of your sweet boys and the beauty of the natural world surrounding you. I commit to taking steps to join you along the way. See you in September 🍁