Letters to Finley: Kairos

Being a mom, your mom, is better than I expected. I have dreamed of what it would be like to be a mom since I was old enough to carry a doll and I carried around (dolls longer than most girls), but it is so much better than I could have ever make believed.  Today, I was carrying you around the grocery store trying to do a little speed shopping and all of sudden you just grabbed my cheeks with both of your hands and pulled my face to yours and laughed and laughed and laughed. I stopped right in the middle of the produce section and had a laugh fest with you. We must have looked pretty funny with our foreheads smooched together cracking up.

It's these moments, these simple moments that catch me off guard that I am so deeply grateful for. 

Kairos

Kairos time: "It’s time outside of time. It’s metaphysical time. Kairos is those magical moments in which time stands still. I have a few of those moments each day, 
and I cherish them."  -Glennon from Momastery

 This morning Finley had something on her face, so I used my thumb to gently wipe it off. A few minutes later as I was telling Brian good-bye he said, "hold still" and gently wiped something off my face. I laughed and told him, "I just did the same thing to Fin."  He said, "Well that's what families do, they take care of each other."

Kairos

Kairos time: "It’s time outside of time. It’s metaphysical time. Kairos is those magical moments in which time stands still. I have a few of those moments each day, 
and I cherish them."

The quote above was written by one of my favorite bloggers, Glennon of the Momastery blog.  The link below is to one of my favorite posts. 

Glennon talks about different types of time, Chronos and Kairos.  Chronos time is real time, clock ticking, checking your watch, got to get somewhere, time for dinner time.  Kairos time is life's pause button, it's stopping to smell the roses, it's seeing all the beautiful detils, it's taking time to appreciate, to notice, it's all the special moments that often get jumbled and missed as we go through each day's ordinary motions.  

Kairos moments today: 

1. The sound of Brian talking to Finley early this morning when he thought I was sleeping.
2. Watching Brian fold Fin's tiny clothes and put them away.
3. Cuddling on the couch during Finley's nap time, with a silent but powerful new appreciation of each other.
4. The way Brian showed her every colorful label in the grocery store.
5. Laughing at her, laughing at us.