Wishful Thinking {guest post ~ Kimberly Taylor}

I wish that I remembered to appreciate every moment with our boys each and every day, as they are growing up so quickly and will be gone before I am ready.

I wish I could take my teenagers and have their little heads to kiss, just one more time (or 100 more times as one is never enough).  I wish I could hold their soft little hands, bury my face in their sweet curls, and breathe in the scent of my babies.  I wish I could go back and nurture their precious little souls more than I did, take more time to listen to their stories, slow down enough to enjoy their childhood excitement and wonder.

I wish I could go back to the days when I was their world (thankfully I still have one of those) and no one knew more than I do.  Back when they turned to me for every skinned knee or lost stuffed toy or broken matchbox car.  When playing with their Thomas the train set or rubber dinosaurs for hours was their greatest joy.  I wish they still followed me around the farm, with their own little shovel, "helping me" in the gardens.  Days when the discovery of a ladybug, or a caterpillar, or a dragonfly could result in squeals of delight and excitement.

It is so fleeting- the time we have with these precious beings.  Before you know it, they leave their babyhood behind, become children, and then young adults.  Their lives become their own, and while they still need you just as much as they did, they don't know that.  

And then they are gone - gone off to explore their world, off to adventures of their own, off to make memories, while you are left with your own memories of your baby.  Because no matter how old they are, to me, my four boys will always be my babies.  They are my heart~

Kimberly Taylor is a daydreamer, who lives on Blackberry Farm, with a camera that captures incredible images of every day life, food, travels, and anything else which catches her talented fancy.  Earlier this year, I was lucky enough to meet Kimberly as she and her husband traveled through the wine country.  Her zest for life is contagious, and she is always in search of inspiration which leads to her grand ability of surrounding herself with beautiful moments and experiences.  

[image via kimberly taylor]