Childhood Memories

This morning the boys had gone outside to work on the farm chores and I stayed inside to cook some breakfast. One of my sons came into the house and said, ‘That’s the smell I want to smell and the sound I want to hear!’ I was cooking the bacon and had the music playing in the background. I couldn’t help but smile!

It immediately made me think to the future for a second. To the day that he is a grown man and walks into his parents house and smells the bacon cooking and hears the music playing and he has a moment that he recalls his childhood. I know he will think, I’m home. Moments like these may seem like normal life, but to him he will remember it forever.

I couldn’t help but also recall my childhood in that moment. Remembering the days my dad would wake us up on a Saturday by playing music throughout the house, I remember I woke with a smile on those days. Or when my mom would come in my room and open the curtains telling me it was time to get up. Such a simple thing, but I specifically recall a few of those days and it’s a happy memory for me to have forever.

It’s usually the simple things that we remember, that take us back to a day or a moment. It’s a sound or a smell that we recall and feel the happiness in our hearts, even if we can’t remember exactly why or what it was. It was good moment to help me remember that in the hustle and bustle of life to stop for a second and really focus on my children individually. They will remember the special moments like walking in from doing the farm chores to bacon and music and mom putting together their breakfast… It’s so important to slow down, be calm, happy and truly enjoy these moments because it won’t last forever. This phase of life will come to an end and a different one will begin. I know there will be a day that we miss the mess, noise and chaos that we live in now. So slow down, hang on and enjoy the ride!

With Love

Brooke Elizabeth