“Mom, look at all the beautiful flowers. It’s Spring I can pick you flowers now!” That what Jake yelled as he ran across the backyard.
Have you noticed all the beautiful flowers blossoming in the gardens and on the trees? Well, if you have a 5 year old you know that the most wonderful flowers of all are the beloved dandelions. They just love them because they are bright yellow, numerous and we let the kids pick them for us, unlike the tulips in our landscaping. How precious is the child that runs to you and says “I picked it just for you, mom”? He is so proud to give something; he views as unbelievably beautiful to his mom.
If you really consider how much our children can give to us the thoughts are boundless; their love, affection, wisdom, innocence, beauty, friendship, hugs, kisses and the list goes on. But to a child he does not have much to give to a mom maybe a hug, a kiss and a picture from time to time. So to give a flower is a special gift from our children. To us we look out in the yard and think here comes spring how will I ever get rid of all those dandelion weeds in my lawn? But to a child the thought of picking and giving those flowers to his mom is priceless.
So next time your little one gives you a dandelion truly stop and think of how priceless that flower is to him. Stop and consider that your child is not just giving you a weed but his heart because he wants to show you how much he cares!
I really needed to read this today. Yesterday was a challenging day with my five-year-old. As we all know, there are days like that. Needless to say, rather than thinking of all the “interruptions” that kept occurring throughout the day from his perspective (I want to converse, offer ‘help, provide a comment, share a thought with my mom.), I was only viewing it through mine. And what a narrow focus that was. Thank you for the reminder/reinforcement that time is precious with our children, and we should be grateful for the interruptions and ‘gifts’ they give us each and every day.
Laura
This made me tear up! My little girl had a dandelion last week, and she gripped it like there was no tomorrow. It was so special to her! The innocence in my little one makes my heart explode, sometimes.
This was such a beautiful post. Way to put something into perspective. This post is a great reminder to appreciate the small things in life and stop and remember how precious our family/life really is!
This is a lovely reminder… my 4 & 5yo’s love to pick me dandelion bouquets. We have special vases reserved JUST for the purpose of holding those lovely yellow arrangements! It’s important to me that they see just how precious their gift is to me. 🙂 Lovely post.
Love this post. My four year old is thrilled to pick those flowers every single day!