This morning, as I was getting Paige ready for the school bus, I got a text from Ashley. It said that she missed the field trip she was supposed to go on today for student council. She got the time they were leaving wrong and the bus left without her. Even though it was only a text, I could tell she was pretty sad about it.
Poor girl, she had been planning for this field trip all week. She made all kind of schedule changes and plans to make up tests, finish assignments, etc., then she goes to the office all ready to leave and realizes that she was too late.
I told her to ask if I could drive her. I figured it was a long shot, but they said yes. So I rushed Paige to her bus and drove over to pick up Ashley. Fortunately, she was attending a leadership conference at a nearby high school so we didn't have far to go. In the end, I got her there right before the conference started so she didn't really miss anything.
I'm writing about this because, when I picked Ashley up she was pretty stressed, frustrated and almost a little teary. I told her not to worry and that I was happy to pick her up. And the truth is, I really was happy to pick her up. This was something important to Ashley and I'm glad that I could be there to help her, not because the conference was important but because she was feeling bad and I could make her feel better. This is why I'm glad to be a stay-at-home mom. I want to be there for my kids when they need me even if they just need a ride and few encouraging words.
Bless you! I think about that all the time. I am so lucky that when a kids needs something or if they are sick or if someone at church needs help or Dave's tire goes flat, I can say - "no problem." Not many women are so lucky!
ReplyDeleteI love this post and I feel the same way! Although now I'm feeling a little bit bad for telling Megan that I would not bring her volleyball kneepads that she forgot to her this morning and that she would be fine to play volleyball without her kneepads today.
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