We often think about what we would miss about someone if we didn’t get to see them often anymore. Usually the first things that come to minsd are the “big” things. We’d miss spending holidays with them, celebrating a birthday with them, maybe even special dinners, anniversary… and those are difinitely things that would be missed, but how often do we think of the “little” things? The things that sometimes are not things we even think about or at times even frustrate us and we let out a sigh when we have to deal with them.
Things such as …
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Can you scratch my back? (every.single.time. we sit to watch t.v.)
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Read me this story (right in the middle of your favorite t.v. show)
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I had a bad dream, can you stay here with me (3 am when you have to work in a few hours)
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Can you watch t.v. with me… yes, it may be sports, cartoons… etc. but they want you with them.
Sometimes they aren’t things we do with a sigh… but we do them without thinking that they hold any importance…
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Snuggling right before bed.
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Drying her hair every morning before school (although I keep watching the clock and thinking I don’t have time for this)
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Michal just texting me to say “hi”.
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The extra squeeze my dad gives me when he hugs me.
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Going to McDonald’s because that is all you know she will eat… later you will be looking for a good excuse to get those fries!
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The drive to the away football game… because it may be the only time that week that you are together and can talk because of busy schedules.
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The voice on the other end of the line, my mom’s voice, that just by hearing it… your heart tells you- everything is going to be ok.
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The excitement in Jayda’s eyes and voice when you visit her at school – she wants you there, she is proud of you.
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Watching Jayda dance. Even when it doesn’t match the other dancers ;-).
I could go on and on… so many “little” things…
Enjoy them. Relish in them. You never know when you will miss them.
If nothing else… take comfort in the fact that they serve as a reminder that …
you are not in this life alone.
They are our blessings. Be thankful for them.