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Hey everyone! I can’t believe Christmas is in just a couple of days. I don’t know
about you, but the posts on this blog have been an encouragement to me! If you
haven’t read the past few…go back and read!
Right now I am really excited. The first reason is that Brooke asked me to write a
blog post, and although I did not do well in English while in high school or college I
love the opportunity to sit and write out some thoughts (sorry if my grammar is bad). The second reason is that right now as I write I am sitting by myself in Starbucks drinking a latte. Now, you may think: “Why is that so exciting? I do that all the time.” Well, for me this time is a treasure, something I do not want to take for granted. It is out of the ordinary for this season of my life. You may ask why? Right now as I sit and enjoy my coffee my mom is at home watching my 2 year old daughter, Olivia and my 8 month old son, Connor. She graciously offered to watch my kids so I could go out and do whatever I wanted.
I love my kids so much and I am thankful that God has chosen me to be their mom,
but there are days that can be hard and long. When you have kids you realize
quickly that they love and thrive on routine. And they literally need me every second of the day. Every day consists of feedings, changing lots of diapers, dressing them, playing lots of peek a boo, wiping tears, cuddling them, reading to them, taking them to parks…and the list goes on. And at the end of the day I am one happy/tired mama! And it’s all worth it when I put my daughter to bed and she puts her little arms around my neck and says, “love you mama.”
When days do get long, I can start complaining about my mundane day, or I can
choose joy, believe the gospel, and be thankful for what God has given me. As I am
washing dishes..again, am I thanking God that He has provided water so that we can wash these dishes? When Connor is waking up at 2 in the morning..again, am I
thanking God that He has given me a healthy baby boy? In these small moments I
want to choose to be thankful and remember what God has done for me. He sent His only son into this world to walk with us, die for us and give us life. That is pretty
amazing! I know this passage is familiar to you but since I have little kids I find
myself saying it to them all the time. “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
Everyday in the mundane I HAVE to repeat these words to myself. It helps me get over my selfishness and pride and believe that God loves me so much!
I know many of you do not have kids right now, but I pray that whatever stage of life you are in, that as you do the simple/mundane things throughout the day that you will remember the gospel and be thankful!
And now I am off to sit by myself and drink my latte! Have a great day!!
PS…here is a picture of my husband and kids that I GET to love on everyday!! And I am thankful…(photo credit: Hailey Porth)
