My biggest regret as a parent

I have a confession.  

There are days when bedtime can't be soon enough.  There are times when 10 minutes after we wake up I wonder when it's going to be time for me to leave for work, or when bedtime will come.

Wishing days with my kids away are my biggest regret as a parent.  Even in the midst of my wishing, I am aware I will live to regret it.  I know that someday I will beg for one more day with my children small.  

But sometimes, when they won't sit still at the dinner table, when I have to wipe the runny nose every 2 minutes, when I just can't seem to get along with Hunter...sometimes, I must confess, I wish it was bedtime.  The time when the house is dark and quiet and I can sit and journal my thoughts, eat a favorite snack and sit in front of the TV, or escape in a wonderful novel.  Time to myself when I can spend some quiet time with God letting Him rejuvenate me for the next day to come...

and luckily, they always seem a bit better than the day before.