Let them be little

I can remember when you fit in the palm of my hand
Felt so good in it, no bigger than a minute
How it amazes me, you're changing with every blink
Faster than a flower blooms they grow up all too soon

So let them be little 'cause they're only that way for a while
Give them hope, give them praise, give them love every day
Let them cry, let them giggle, let them sleep in the middle
Oh just let them be little

I've never felt so much in one little tender touch
I live for those kisses, prayers and your wishes
Now that you're teaching me things only a child can see
Every night while we're on our knees all I ask is please

Let them be little 'cause they're only that way for a while
Give them hope, give them praise, give them love every day
Let them cry, let them giggle, let them sleep in the middle
Oh just let them be little

So innocent, a precious soul, you turn around
It's time to let them go

So let them be little 'cause they're only that way for a while
Give them hope, give them praise, give them love every day
Let them cry, let them giggle, let them sleep in the middle
Oh just let them be little

Let them be little

Every time I hear this song I cry. Every time! It's country, it's corny, it's outdated, but it doesn't matter. Not to me. Every word is how I feel. Being able to stay home with my girls means the world to me. I feel like it gives them the opportunity to be little. No rushing around on a grown up schedule, they get up when they want (hopefully not too early) we can play dress up for 2 hours straight with nowhere in particular that we have to be, and they get me....all day everyday they have me as a constant. Dan and I were just talking about how lucky our family is that he has the kind of work schedule that he does while our kids are young. He only works 14 days in a month. Which means that he has close to 190 days off in a year (including his 3 weeks of vacation) that he gets to spend with his family. We were sitting at the lake last month on a Wednesday watching our girls play in the water and talking about how amazingly blessed we are. We may not be able to offer our children every thing they could possibly want (nor would we want to) but we have ourselves to give, our time to give and I hope that will always mean more to them! I get to watch these little girls grow and learn and eventually become women. I have a short time to make the impact I want to last for a lifetime. It will be us who influence their outcome. What an awesome responsibility that is. What an awesome privilege that is. My time with them the way it is now is so short. Eventually they will have school, and friends, and sports and I won't get the access that I have right now. Right now they are mine and I know them by heart. I'm gonna try and remember the lyrics to this song whenever they are driving me up the wall, because more than it being a pretty melody or sentimental lyrics it's a reminder to me to live in the moment with my kids and let them be little.