{"id":616691,"date":"2009-12-30T08:14:47","date_gmt":"2009-12-30T13:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/?p=137217"},"modified":"2009-12-30T08:14:47","modified_gmt":"2009-12-30T13:14:47","slug":"quality-time-is-precious%e2%80%a6and-fleeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/616691","title":{"rendered":"Quality Time Is Precious\u2026and Fleeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t have a whole lot of free time. I have a career to keep afloat, money to make, a house to restore, laundry and chores to do, homeschooling to get done, and children to train.<\/p>\n

Wait. Were they last on the list?<\/p>\n

Having a large family allows you to learn one important thing before it is totally too late. They grow up so fast!<\/em> The time I took for granted with my older kids I cherish with my younger. For many years my family enlarged but now it is shrinking almost yearly. If I am going to have any impact on my kids it must be now.<\/p>\n

That means I have to make an effort to put off the important for the more important.<\/p>\n

\"nick-sean-shiloh-2\"<\/p>\n

Last summer I made an effort to take time off to take the kids to the local mall. It is the coolest mall ever – outside rather than in. There is a huge section of fountains in the middle and it is meant to be played in. When Texas is 110F those fountains are mighty inviting!<\/p>\n

The kids will not remember that I had a 735 credit rating or that I always got my articles in by deadline. They will remember summer nights catching fireflies, and summer days playing in the fountains at the mall. Messy house and special memories<\/a>?\u00a0 Within reason that is my choice.<\/p>\n

Image: Marye Audet <\/a><\/p>\n

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