Quality Time is her Love Language

Josiah helped me pick out a beautiful bunch of babies breath for Anya this morning at the market.  I have put them in her room as a surprise with a little card which is an invite to a mother-daughter date tomorrow.  I read this post yesterday and slowly read through all eighty odd comments and had a bit of a reality check on my relationship with my first-born.

Anya is a vivacious, social girl who thrives on quality time.  She and I spend a lot of time together but to be honest there isn't always a lot of quality going on there with the routine of life.  As I read through the comments yesterday I was reminded of the simple acts I could improve on to help nurture our relationship;

• Spend quality time
• Listen to everything
• Be truly present
• Involve a village of women in her life that she can share and learn from
• Pursue God
• Lead by example
• Be honest about everything
• Respect her and her opinions
• Accept her just as she is - rejoice in her differences
• Be available
• Let her know I will always have her back
• Invest in her gifts

I haven't even decided what we are going to do tomorrow.... but it will involve nature, food and a spot of shopping!