Togetherness

"What every child craves is something every parent can give - togetherness.  We spend so much time worrying about things - from a clean house, to a manicured lawn, to the list of things to do tomorrow that we didn't get done today.  With all the distractions, we often lose track of our child's needs. 

Yet, there is only one thing needed.  It's the good part - the sitting together to make eye contact and to listen.  The part where we hear what a child's heart has to say in simple, honest, I-need-you words. The moments when they feel alone or neglected... when they're hurting... when they reach for us, and we can show them how God loves.  He knows the distractions.  He pays attention.  He makes us all feel incredibly valuable and loved.

Together time, no matter when or where it happens, is time to heap love on our children and show them they're a God-given good part of our day. It is a way of living that says to a child, "you are priceless."  By Bonnie Jensen, The Simple Joys of Motherhood