Reset to Simple

davis-golfReset. Parents know this switch well. Plan for one day and reset the mind, the tasks and the attitude when our children need attention. Today this happened at 6:40 am when Davis seized, his  knees slowly buckled before he rolled backwards to the floor, his butt and then his head hit the wood…all one hundred and thirty pounds. Thud. Within an hour it was apparent that our day required a full reset. I cancelled plans, his and mine, and tried to coax him to eat. Eventually I helped him back into his room to let him sleep. Without words, he can only show me how he feels and his eyes sought his bed. He slept a few hours, lethargically restarted his day and we are doing at one o’clock what he would have been doing at seven, getting ready for our day. His world is simple, and today mine is too. Just wish I could remember to hang with him when he’s not sick with the same purposeful presence that I do when his body demands my focus to help him heal. Another opportunity to learn ‘reset’.

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