This is a quote from a book I am reading called “Tending Rose” by Lisa Wingate. The main character is thinking back on her childhood and contemplating the next move in her life.
“I wondered if they considered their lives successful. Certainly we had all the trappings-expensive cars and homes, good schools, nice clothes. But is life a success when it doesn’t include time for after-school talks, and curling up to read books on a winters night, and weaving daisy chains in the summer? Is it a success when you have all the big things but none of the small ones? Is it as it should be when everybody grows up and moves to the opposite coasts and doesn’t care if they ever see each other?”
This post is dedicated to a dear friend of mine who just took a big leap of faith and quit her job to be a full time mommy! I am so happy for you and your family!
Excellent thought . . . I love your idea of success.
Awesome. Good for your friend. I love being a stay home mom, so I can try to have the little successes. I don’t always succeed as much as I should but thanks to reminders like this I keep trying.
I love love love Tending Roses. That is one of my favorite books. Lisa Wingate is a great writer. I love that in Tending Roses there are so many layers to the story. There are so many little lessons about life within it and so much to gain and take from it. It makes me want to sell everything and move to a small town away from all the craziness of life. I hope that you enjoy the book as much as I did.
Man, this is so something I am trying to remember and live by right now! It’s so easy to let life and stuff get in the way of what’s most important. Thanks for the reminder. Also, way to go!! to your friend. That’s such a hard decision to make, but so SO worth it!!