my new motto...

this is my new motto.

okay stop laughing.

i know i am that chicken running around with her head cut off type.

i know i'm a little...okay, a lot, OCD.

i know i don't know how to sit still.

i know i have a to-do this daily and nothing will do until it is complete.

i know all of these things about myself.

and i know it is often an ugly sight. but ann voskamp's inspiring words have put things into perspective. words like:

"life is not an emergency. life is eucharisteo."

or

"give thanks...slow time down with all your attention- and your basket of not-enough-time multiplies into more than enough time."

or

"wherever you are, be all there."

it will change a girls heart.

i want "to savor long whatever time holds."

so today i will play. i will give thanks. i will slow down.

because "haste makes waste" and the last thing i want to do is waste time.

{savor :: to give oneself enjoyment of}

{photo}

there aren't a lot of sweets around my house.
my kiddos are three and one.
they don't need sweets.
and they don't know to {desire} them.

but occasionally i will give eisley a {treat}.
it's in these moments that i learn so much about {savoring}.
whatever it is...popsicle, m&m, lollipop or in this case sweet cream...she sits down and takes her precious time with her treat.

what would take you or me a minute to eat takes her half an hour.
i sit in awe at the time she takes with each bite {lick}.
the taste.
the texture.
letting her mind process the pleasure of it all.
in between each bite {or lick} she will stop and say
{"mmmm....this is a sweet treat!"}
i love to watch her enjoy what has been given to her.
i find myself in the presence of sheer delight.
she is taking time to {savor} this gift.
and she is teaching me a lesson i didn't know i needed.

{savor}: sey-ver :: to give oneself the enjoyment of

savoring the moment leads to contentment.
savoring the moment makes the ordinary, extraordinary.

what are taking time to savor?