We Are Missing It

We Are Missing It

We are so busy planning the outings

And preparing the snacks,

That we are missing it.

We are consumed with the next vacation

And collecting the perfect pictures,

That we are missing it.

We are jotting the events on the activity calendar

And filling the empty time slots with play dates,

Yet, we are still missing it.

We are doing all the stuff 

And making all the trips,

But we are still missing it.

What could we possibly be missing

When we are doing it all?

We are missing the moments…

The moments that are happening 

While we are planning and preparing

While we are consumed and collecting

While we are jotting and filling

While we are making and doing

The moments of laughter and lessons

The moments of butterfly kisses and bike rides

The moments of tickle fights and fort tents

The moments of quality

Lost in the quest for quantity

In our fear of missing out,

We are missing it all.

So breathe Mama,

You don’t have to do it all

To not miss a thing.

Rest in the moments of nothingness

And take joy in being involved 

In the easy things we miss.