tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post6602520501947726972..comments2024-03-15T22:26:53.726-04:00Comments on A Mom's Life: Play more. Dust less.Beth Cotellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14536268080265726705noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-63952589591474239442008-04-28T11:04:00.000-04:002008-04-28T11:04:00.000-04:00Oh my, I am crying Beth! That was beautifully sai...Oh my, I am crying Beth! That was beautifully said!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>And did it "hit home"!<BR/><BR/>Thank you and bless you!Tracy Berta-daughter to the King, wife, mother, speaker, writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11182790179432456441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-47053939293170898912008-04-27T21:36:00.000-04:002008-04-27T21:36:00.000-04:00THanks for sharing this. We all need to play more...THanks for sharing this. We all need to play more.junglemamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09176730853175967320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-14423441481669965222008-04-27T20:31:00.000-04:002008-04-27T20:31:00.000-04:00Brilliant. Somedays are easier than others to avo...Brilliant. Somedays are easier than others to avoid the mundane.Texashollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17982077447405220888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-60971448615297307152008-04-27T17:03:00.000-04:002008-04-27T17:03:00.000-04:00Every post I read of yours makes me like you more ...Every post I read of yours makes me like you more and more!!! This is so beautiful and right on the money, girlie. I tend to be the same way; schedule~to do list~work than play and I think it's very important to seize the moment with your babies. xo.Ann(ie)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00671535020245819924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-68461239522656036412008-04-27T11:14:00.000-04:002008-04-27T11:14:00.000-04:00The one thing about kids is that they grow so fast...The one thing about kids is that they grow so fast and when we look around we will wonder where have all this time gone. Enjoy them while they're so young.Salutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263606306221412531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-74189098946299157012008-04-26T19:26:00.000-04:002008-04-26T19:26:00.000-04:00This was such a great post! I needed this reminder...This was such a great post! I needed this reminder. The laundry, toilets and dishes aren't going anywhere anytime soon and our kids unfortunately will be gone before we know it.Amy Wyatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09168059738036285803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-13867370711462729152008-04-25T19:45:00.000-04:002008-04-25T19:45:00.000-04:00Thanks for the reality check, Beth. Point well ta...Thanks for the reality check, Beth. Point well taken! :)Stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12329896970141552645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-85474789520707914602008-04-25T17:11:00.000-04:002008-04-25T17:11:00.000-04:00I think this may be why my house has been a tip fo...I think this may be why my house has been a tip for about the last fifteen years!the mother of this lothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04173598381711792094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-5734313463384602402008-04-25T15:42:00.000-04:002008-04-25T15:42:00.000-04:00Wow - that is such a great perspective changing po...Wow - that is such a great perspective changing post! I think I'm going to play with my girls right now!Jonathahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12681088237984867302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-60551578174303190092008-04-25T12:19:00.000-04:002008-04-25T12:19:00.000-04:00Hi! I just came across your blog from another blog...Hi! I just came across your blog from another blog roll, and I'm really enjoying what I'm reading. I think I'm going to have to remember this post later on in life. I think you are spot on. And in the meantime, I can apply this to my younger brothers and the rest of my life in general. I look forward to reading more!Jainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05666481569069955190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-9266851966731192662008-04-25T11:42:00.000-04:002008-04-25T11:42:00.000-04:00Beth, I loved this one so much, I put a link for i...Beth, I loved this one so much, I put a link for it on my blog.<BR/><BR/>Have a great weekend!Joanne@ Blessed...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07290913410660688626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-9662265364397240862008-04-25T03:01:00.000-04:002008-04-25T03:01:00.000-04:00Excellent post, Beth. I'm guilty of nagging and na...Excellent post, Beth. I'm guilty of nagging and nagging about their homework, to the point where I wonder if that's all they'll remember of their childhood.<BR/><BR/>I need to relax, let it go, and just enjoy my children while they're with me. <BR/><BR/>Thank you for the reminder!!<BR/><BR/>HeidiFamily Adventurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00093360285075029799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-30303099100516891032008-04-25T02:42:00.000-04:002008-04-25T02:42:00.000-04:00My mom always tells me, "If I could change one thi...My mom always tells me, "If I could change one thing in my life I would have cleaned less and spent more time with you and your brother." Sometimes I feel bad about leaving the dishes for an extra day, or letting the laundry pile up...but then I look at my little boy and remember what my mom told me.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the reminder. :)the dragonflyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00910969956758977269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-42572555106332871832008-04-25T01:56:00.000-04:002008-04-25T01:56:00.000-04:00Aw, such a sweet reminder of what is really import...Aw, such a sweet reminder of what is really important!!Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09201694852269211081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-25681609370014548122008-04-25T01:45:00.000-04:002008-04-25T01:45:00.000-04:00thank you for this wonderful reminder...i hope to ...thank you for this wonderful reminder...i hope to remember to play more with my boys...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-42444517391723324832008-04-25T01:43:00.000-04:002008-04-25T01:43:00.000-04:00thank you for this wonderful reminder...i hope to ...thank you for this wonderful reminder...i hope to remember to play more with my boys...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-2041739818693151252008-04-24T22:37:00.000-04:002008-04-24T22:37:00.000-04:00Great post. Like most moms, I struggle to find th...Great post. Like most moms, I struggle to find the right balance and this is a great reminder of what is most important.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-44876885188977565822008-04-24T22:28:00.000-04:002008-04-24T22:28:00.000-04:00This was such a fantastic post.Just tonight, I put...This was such a fantastic post.<BR/><BR/>Just tonight, I put my daughter off because I was trying to get things done and before I knew it, bedtime had arrived and we hasn't yet played her pretend game. You're right, some things can absolutely be put off -- other than the kids.Arkie Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06344964379328685609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-39217395834701582702008-04-24T22:15:00.000-04:002008-04-24T22:15:00.000-04:00I love this post more than you know. I needed thi...I love this post more than you know. I needed this reminder more than you know.<BR/><BR/>Two words for you:<BR/><BR/>THANK YOU!McMommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14205694488371923701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-48630779651496477302008-04-24T21:59:00.000-04:002008-04-24T21:59:00.000-04:00Beth,In my book, your best post ever. Bless your ...Beth,<BR/><BR/>In my book, your best post ever. Bless your heart for sharing with all of us to-do list mommies. I especially loved your line, "I have to think about not what I am missing, but what they are missing." <BR/><BR/>Love is the sum of many selfless acts doled out on those precious little people God has given to each one of us.<BR/><BR/>You will be happy to know that I just came back from taking my brood of four out to pizza. My husband is teaching tonight and I decided to spend some alone time with them. Instead of eating and running out of the pizza parlor, I let my three oldest each play their forty year old mother in a game of air hockey. I lost to my two teenagers and tied my nine year old.<BR/><BR/>Blessings to you my friend...Joanne@ Blessed...https://www.blogger.com/profile/07290913410660688626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-4049570057957085052008-04-24T20:56:00.000-04:002008-04-24T20:56:00.000-04:00This is my favorite post of your ever! So lovely a...This is my favorite post of your ever! So lovely and poignant - what a great reminder for us all!Don Mills Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733674458423525738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-31660556548667421992008-04-24T18:22:00.000-04:002008-04-24T18:22:00.000-04:00Beth, this was so moving. I agree wholeheartedly- ...Beth, this was so moving. I agree wholeheartedly- time is precious and no one knows how many tomorrows there are. My dad wanted to do so many things with me when I was a teenager- I didn't realsie how lucky I was then. One of my most uttered words was 'tomorrow, we'll do it tomorrow' but sadly he didn't have many more. One of the most importnat things to me about being a parent is that my kids can one day say 'my mum made time for us.' <BR/><BR/>Tonight we're using paper plates for dinner so that we can get outside and help the kids wash their grandfather's car- 'family style' - before it gets too dark.<BR/> <BR/>A wonderful post- Beth, thank you for inspiring us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-63170667879300531892008-04-24T18:03:00.000-04:002008-04-24T18:03:00.000-04:00WOW !!!WOW !!!Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703184796850969105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-4690311909082506482008-04-24T17:37:00.000-04:002008-04-24T17:37:00.000-04:00So true, so true. Great reflection as we approach...So true, so true. Great reflection as we approach summer, when the kids are around much more and there are plenty of opportunities to have BIG fun with them.Megan Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14008925325073263825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6080789300460674006.post-76013730833256866012008-04-24T16:56:00.000-04:002008-04-24T16:56:00.000-04:00Beth- I didn't know you had MS. When my Lyme symp...Beth- I didn't know you had MS. When my Lyme symptoms emerged the ER staff swore it was MS and scheduled me for an MRI. Sadly- neurology sought additional testing for ALS etc. <BR/><BR/>Whatever the case- it's been a struggle for me from the beginning to keep the inconveniences of Lyme from interfering with my children's lives and schedules. I never want them to hear, "Be quiet Mommy's not feeling well" or "We can't because Mommy's muscles are too tired." <BR/><BR/>About a month ago I committed to sacrificing on behalf of my children the way I seem to sacrifice for my work, my health or my friends. <BR/><BR/>We've beenn to parks for hours daily since then. Even in the rain. I can already see it in the kids... they notice. <BR/><BR/>Hang in there! I can't imagine we're the only mom's who ever confront this..Chelle'https://www.blogger.com/profile/15831750082703333188noreply@blogger.com