Take time

Last night while watching tv I niticed again how we all had technology in our hands. Phones, iPads and the tv on. I've not been on my phone as much anymore because I realized every few min I was picking it up to see, we'll just anything. I want to watch the whole show without my phone, you miss so much.

Which brings me to my kids, they miss so much and I miss them. Hey but I know what the tops of their heads looks like. 

Well I'm ready for spring because this means a visit to Petit Jean. I love this place. We as a family usually go every spring and fall, just to hike, take pics and eat. Such a great time we have with one another and not much technology. I love the moments when my daughter and I have just sat on rocks way up high and just enjoyed the scenery while my son and hubby explored a little further. These are great memories to me. Talking as we walk or laughing at something my son would do. It's so peaceful being in these beautiful mountain trails and smiling as you just walk. I'm ready for another day of Petit Jean.

My kids are grown up and moving forward that I want as much time as I can with them, but with technology I feel it hinders the relationship. I want us all to take a moment away from it to look around and see who's looking at you or wanting your company, take time to see Gods creations. I know the world is the Internet world but for just a bit, I want the front porch swing world. Last night brought so many memories of what my family has done together and I guess Petit Jean is one of the best, it really makes me smile knowing we were together and wanted to be without the concern of Facebook .

Now don't get me wrong I will post pics to my FB of us there but it's not the whole day and I'm just wanting others to find a time of day, a hour even where you can set down the phone and just be.

My daughter will be married this year and I want her time, not her time phone and me. My son graduates this year and I want time with him without checking the phone to see who is more important then me at the time. I want to be selfish and get all I can before I can't . 

Though they grew up, my hubby and I will still go to our special mountain and even eat at the lodge or picnic, until we can't anymore. A lovely place with great memories and I still want to make more. This is kind of random but it's what was on my mind. Stay in touch with those that matter, face to face or voice, because it does matter. Time flies by and time will be missed. 

I love my family so much and just want technology to not be first. The older generation got it right, playing outside, just sitting even without talking, taking time to breathe in all of Gods creations. Listening to stories of how people lived back when, getting to know them. Yep, front porch sitting sounds good to me.