I See You

I decided before I came to Florida to make a point to spend time with each of my kids individually--it was a great time to do it. I want to "see" them and learn from them, because I recently have been learning that God gives us children not just for us to teach and train, but also he gives us children with different personalities and gifts to teach us something. Aaron and I spent alot of time together the other day. We walked on the beach and gathered sea shells, we spent time in the ocean at evening, when the water was wonderfully calm, and saw crabs and fish, we raced, we talked, and we snuggled. He is my middle and sometimes I know he feels pushed out. But what I want him to know is that I do see him. He has taught me alot about taking my time. He makes me slow down, because he doesn't want to miss a thing. When I tell him to hurry, he gets defeated and irritable, because it goes against his nature. And once upon a time I was just like that!!! In fact, I still get irritable when I am rushed. All Aaron wants is time. Time to look at all the details--every picture in the book, every marble lined neatly, every piece of skin covered up by the sand--making sure to not leave anything out. I see you Aaron, you do not go unnoticed, even when it feels like I am not paying attention, God gives me His eyes to see you. You will never be left out.
Aaron has loved the ocean, I knew he would. He has been a joy to watch this week.