Today I was so looking forward to making pies for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow. I was even more excited to be able to share this with my two daughters. I knew we had a tall order to make and that it would be an all day event in order to make 10 different pies.
We got a late start and had several distractions but once I started I realized about 2 hours into the pie making process that my body was not the same body it was last year at this time. Last year I prepared the house and the Thanksgiving dinner all in the same day plus worked full-time as a first year teacher. WOW where did my old life go?
It has been an extremely difficult thing to let go of what I used to be able to do, and now embrace and accept what I can do as important and rewarding. I have to not let what I accomplish be the measure of my success. I have to realize that just being able to feel good and be there with my family is really what is most important. I know this because my family had to get mad at me today and tell me to stop making pies so that I can be well for Thanksgiving.
Although I love and enjoy baking and although it was very hard to let go, I realized that by allowing my daughters to take over making pies is helping them to learn and serve. I felt very proud to see the accomplishments of my daughters pie making abilities and realized that pies are just eaten and then forgotten, but the memories we will make on the holiday are whats most important!
I know I am a work in progress and that this challenge somedays really tests me to my limits! I am grateful for amazing and supportive family who reminds me what is most important when I seem to forget!
I want to dedicate this post to my two amazing daughter and thank them for making 10 awesome pies!!
I love you girls, I don't know what I would ever do without you! You are the best! Love, Mom
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