I had a lot of little things I really enjoyed, but I can’t say I stopped to enjoy them

Every mother should stop

and look for that one bright moment in their day

not necessarily slow down

because that’s kind of cliché

but just to find and feel

that highlight moment when it happens

so that when you lay down in bed that night

you feel like you were actually in

one really great moment that day

and there’s some value in that:

Last night, I asked Matt

What was your favorite part of the day?

And I thought about mine

I thought man

I just kind of flew through the day today

I had a lot of little things I really enjoyed

but I can’t say I stopped to enjoy them

enough to say anything was my favorite

So today when my daughter walked in shoes for the first time

saying Shoes! Shoes! In her little excited voice

I stopped to tell myself

this is my favorite moment of the day.

I don’t know if there’s any value in doing this

but my heart lifted more

Than if I were just to move

From moment to moment

without stopping to acknowledge

A lot of little things I really enjoy

but never pause

to enjoy.