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August 16, 2011 by
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“To a child, ‘love’ is spelled T-I-M-E.”

“Good moms have sticky floors, messy kitchens, laundry piles, dirty ovens…. and happy kids.”

“To be in your child’s memories tomorrow, you have to be in their lives today.”

“Children will not remember you for the material things you provided, but for the feeling that you cherished them.”  — Richard L. Evans

Cherish them!! 🙂

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  1. Mark says
    August 16, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    Dear Valerie,

    “Good moms have sticky floors, messy kitchens, laundry piles, dirty ovens…. and happy kids.”

    Wow, we must have REALLY happy children. 😉

    Love,
    Mark

  2. Christie-Childhood 101 says
    August 16, 2011 at 9:42 pm

    Too true. Thank you for the reminder 🙂

  3. Valerie says
    August 16, 2011 at 9:54 pm

    Wonderful, print-for-around-the-house-worthy quotes!! Love them! I would like to use these on my quotes blog – are each of them attributed to Richard L. Evans? Either way, I’ll link back to this post under his name to thank you for them! And there’s that sweet hubby again, leaving a funny comment – y’all are too cute!! 🙂

  4. Lori says
    August 16, 2011 at 10:02 pm

    LOVE this post. Great reminder for us to slow down and cherish our children. I love how the photos correspond to the quotes too. 🙂

  5. maryanne says
    August 16, 2011 at 10:06 pm

    B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L. Photos and words!

  6. Charlene @ Adventures In Mommy Land says
    August 16, 2011 at 10:13 pm

    Don’t worry, my kids are REALLY happy too 😉 LOL!

  7. Almost Unschoolers says
    August 16, 2011 at 10:36 pm

    Somehow my Mom managed to give me all the time and attention I could have ever wanted, and still kept our world orderly, and neat – I’ll happily settle for your definition of a “good mother”, but secretly, I’ll always be trying to live up to her example.

  8. Jenny says
    August 16, 2011 at 11:17 pm

    I’m LOL at Mark’s comment!

    Great post!

  9. Natalie says
    August 16, 2011 at 11:36 pm

    Love the pictures and words. Mark’s comment made me laugh though. You do have very happy girls!

  10. Ticia says
    August 16, 2011 at 11:57 pm

    My kids must be INCREDIBLY loved then too.

    LOVE IT!

  11. Michele says
    August 17, 2011 at 1:05 am

    Absolutely love this post! They are to be treasured with our hearts, hands and time. And read with them!!

    xoxo michele

  12. Erin Zackey says
    August 17, 2011 at 1:08 am

    got tears in my eyes! thank you and I agree I’m printing these for my eyes to come across more regularly all around our home. 🙂

  13. min says
    August 17, 2011 at 1:33 am

    Your daughters always look so happy! Love this post!

  14. Becky @creative contentment says
    August 17, 2011 at 9:47 am

    That first picture is tremendous. Also thank Valerie for this reminder. 🙂 Time spent what a priceless gift.

  15. Amelia Thompson says
    August 17, 2011 at 10:37 am

    Beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration. 🙂

  16. Alicia C. says
    August 17, 2011 at 5:20 pm

    I love every one of those quotes. Oh, and the tree photos are all AMAZING!

  17. Petula says
    August 17, 2011 at 10:52 pm

    Beautiful! That was my thought when I decided to take Anna to a park we haven’t been to before. The other kids have already went back to school, but hers doesn’t start ’til the 26th. I figured I should make the most of this time together – one on one! It really makes a difference.

  18. Kim says
    August 18, 2011 at 11:38 am

    I have “happy” kids, too. Unfortunately, my husband is does not have the same definition of happiness ;). The battle continues. I linked up to this post today. Thanks for an awesome reminder of what is really important.

  19. sherri says
    August 18, 2011 at 11:46 pm

    Amen!
    Love this!
    Those are some awesomely amazing trees…totally jealous…we try to climb trees…but we don’t find any good ones!

  20. Jackie says
    August 27, 2011 at 3:14 pm

    What a great post… and so important. I’ve been reminded all week about the special of children. One my friend’s kids is in critical condition from an infection. It has made me really stop and think about spending every moment I can enjoying that stage of life.Sometimes you just have to be reminded to stop and enjoy the gift you’ve been given. thanks for this post… and what a sweet family you have.