Wednesday, December 9, 2009

being merry for 3 christmases and 240 miles

Hidden away in my unpublished posts is a post about being around family during the holidays. About going "home," about making everyone happy. I may or may not publish it at some point. But today, I was given a new perspective.

In our MOPS group is a MOPS mentor - an older woman who has already raised her children and, in fact, now has grandchildren. Tomorrow is her birthday so we had all signed a card for her and she seemed surprised when we gave it to her. "Oh my goodness! I totally forgot about my birthday... With Christmas coming up, I've just been so excited about my kids coming home with the grandkids that it's all I can think about."

Someday that will be me, looking forward to getting to see my own kids. Today it is my mom and Eric's mom, waiting to see their own kids. So maybe I can cut everyone a little more slack and just enjoy the ride.