Do you ever feel like you’re being pushed into the next season before the current one is even over? Christmas decorations on display in September. Swimsuit shopping in January. Back-to-school ads at the beginning of summer vacation. Social media posts from your friends who start the countdown to fall in July. We are surrounded with messages that encourage us to anticipate the next season. While there is wisdom in planning ahead, sometimes we spend so much time thinking about the next season that we miss the one we are in. So, here are my top reasons for embracing your current season

Once you become a parent, you are a parent for life. Sounds a bit ominous, doesn’t it? Fortunately we don’t have to do the entire job all at once. Just like everything else in life, there are different seasons in parenting. Each season comes with its own set of joys and challenges. Sometimes the challenges leave us longing for the next phase. We fall prey to the “whens” and the “if onlys.” “When the baby comes, then we can really start to get settled.” “If only she were potty trained, then things would be so much easier.” “When he starts