Dear JDaniel-
You love that you stoop down and gather dandelions for me. I love watching you trot over to deposit them in my waiting hand. The fact that you bring them to me like cherished gifts makes them all the more special.
I have to remember to tuck them carefully behind my ear or wrap them around a belt loop of my jeans so that I won’t lose them. They can fall so easily to the ground. I want you to know that I value the gifts you have bestowed on me.
You have spoiled me. We have been able to have so much time together just the two of us so much while I have been home with you. We spend many days stuck like glue sharing memories and building dreams.
I fear that just like the seeds of these precious golden flowers you will someday be blown in millions of different directions. I am not ready for you to get old enough to take flight begin to look for new places to take root and grow.
I cling to the fact you are only three and that we have years to be together collecting flowers and sharing time to console myself. Time seems to be spending up though. You are quickly leaving toddlerhood behind. Each day there are more “big boy” things you are doing. You are so much more independent in your thoughts and deeds.
Instead of focusing on the days to come what I need to do is cherish each dandelion you give me and display it proudly knowing that it was given out of love.
Love Always,
Mama
What part of your life seems to be flying by?
Madison says
This is lovely:) Sometime it seems like the most precious moments tend to fly by quickly. It is so important to cherish them as you do, so that the memory lingers on always.
Madison
lissa says
how very, very sweet!
Esther Joy says
Beautiful thoughts, and so true how quickly time passes. Glad you’re savoring each moment!
☆☆Mumsy says
That was very sweet of you to appreciate the dandelions that JDaniel picked for you. Cherish and memorable for sure..
Teresa says
How beautiful. I just loved getting dandelions and violets when my son was little. What a beautiful post for your son.
Christine says
My dandelion picking boy will be graduating next year. Everything seems to be flying by on me these days. Would love to see a vase of those yellow flowers on my window sill these days.
Betty (picture circa 1951) says
What a nice letter to JDaniel.
Stay in the moment and enjoy what’s happening now.
Making It Work Mom says
So beautiful. I think that it doesn’t matter the age we all have to learn to slow down and cherish the moments.
My 4 year old is obsessed with dandelions and likes to bring them home from school for me stuffed in her pockets.
NanE says
What a sweet, heartfelt post today! Yes, you are so right, hang on to these simple moments, they pass way too fast.
Vicki aka Jake says
Awww, this one touches my heart.
Little boys who bring their mama flowers. Cherish every moment, they go so fast….
Annesphamily says
This was so sweet! As a kid I knew grown ups who made dandelion wine! As a child I also loved to give my mother handfuls of these colorful stems!
WhisperingWriter says
So sweet.
My daughter loves to hand me dandelions too.
Jessica says
This is so sweet. My toddler has started picking flowers too and giving them to me.
Alison@Mama Wants This says
Beautiful. Children grow up so fast. Sigh.
Terra says
oh my Hailey loves to give me weeds for presents and you are right, so right – I need to treasure them more.
Paula Kiger says
This is sweet, and at 11 my son and I still have some “dandelion” moments. But I agree – treasure each one – it is all so darned fleeting.
For me, having a teenager for the first time, I look back in amazement at the evaporation of that “childness” in her – I miss it as much as I respect her new ability to think abstractly and be her own person.
Paula Kiger
Esther says
What a wonderful post to read in the morning! Made my day! Time runs so fast!
Bruna says
What a wonderful way to write about your love for JDaniel. My 3 yr old is my last and I feel the same way as you do. Time is flying by way too fast. Cherishing every moment we have together!
Jen says
Sooo sweet. And on more days than I can count, there are dandelions in a vase on my table, love it!
Tammy says
I love when the kids bring me dandelions! The thought is so sincere. I tried finding you a link to a song I fell in love with years ago about her little boy bringing her dandelions. I can’t find it. Now it is bugging me though and I will continue looking so I can share with you.
Lola says
So beautiful!
XOXO Lola:)
Amiko says
what a sweet story!.
Paulette says
How sweet! I adore when my kids do this. I think Nana adores it a little less. Never the less, I always find something to put them in for a bit til Nana tosses it out.
Sarah says
I love this. So true. Thanks for sharing. I need to slow down and enjoy the precious moments.
Catherine Love says
Sweet, sweet post! 🙂
Blessings,
Catherine
Jo says
Awwwww,this is sooo sweet,I love this post,I’m all smiles now.
Wonderful sweet!
~Jo
LazyonLoblolly
Elena says
I love the ending of cherishing every dandelion you get. Time does go by so very fast with kids.
Jessica says
So sweet!! I hope my little boy does sweet things like that! Enjoy every second I can’t believe how fast it goes!
iseeyoulookingatme says
Oh it is so true. Even when life feels difficult, these beautiful moments are fleeting. I have to remember that as I raise my little angel and wait on the second one in my belly!
Judie says
Actually, every part of my life is flying by now! The older I get, the faster the time goes! I can’t believe that I am as old as I am, because I always feel so much younger. This was a great post and such a sweet letter to JDaniel!!!
blueviolet says
Does he ever ask you if you like butter as he rubs them under your chin?
RedTedArt says
A lovely lovely letter! 🙂 so glad you didn’t “loose it” when Blogger went down!
Maggy
Dana @ Bungalow'56 says
A lovely moment in time. Dandelion gifts are no longer part of my life, but I’m enjoying all that “older” brings with it.
Dana
Jenny says
This was beautiful. This post brought tears to my eyes. I’m thinking of our youngest Grand starting school this fall and how I wish, wish, wish I could slow time down.
The thoughts of empty nest seem to be even more poignant the second time around.
Thanks for a lovely, deep, and thoughtful link to Alphabe-Thursday’s letter “D”.
A+
EG Wow says
It has been a while since I received a dandelion! Thanks for the memories. 🙂
Oh Honestly Erin says
Thsi was such a beautiful letter. How sweet that you write these for him!
I would always hear people talk about how much faster life speeds up once you have kids, but I never realized how true that was until I had one of my own. Just when we want to slow it down, too! 🙁
Jackie says
Beautiful letter! Yes, time does fly by. My son is 4 years old, and he is just growing up too fast.
Sorta Southern Single Mom says
What a beautiful letter. It cam be so bittersweet to watch them grow!
myorii says
What a beautiful letter to JDaniel 🙂 This made me get teary eyed since I have E and she’s only a year younger than he is. It’s amazing how fast they grow up.
bluecottonmemory says
Mama-love letters to our children allow us to spill what’s in our hearts, doesn’t it – when they’re so close to bursting with love! I love it!
jenny says
beautiful letter, and hits close to home. this is exactly how i feel about my almost three-year-old getting to be a “big girl” faster and faster. next dandelion she hands me will be extra-appreciated 🙂
Lady Goo Goo Gaga says
I love that! My son went to kindergarten this year and on the first day of school I found a withered dead dandilion in his lunchbox that he had picked for me at recess!!!
~ Noelle says
what a sweet post!
i know what you mean… i hate that broxton is getting older…
and more independent…
although it is a good thing, it makes me sad that my baby is growing into a big boy
Melissa says
So beautiful! I started writing “To LBK” posts, which is what we called the baby before it was born because we didn’t know the gender. Now, my boy is here, and I am cherishing every moment as well. It’s so tough not to worry about the future or dwell on the past. It’s hard to stay present in the moment and smell the dandelions. 🙂 Gorgeous writing! Vising from Time Travel Tuesday. Would love it if you stopped by my TTT post, too (A Wide Line). Have a great week!