Sunday, October 17, 2010

Just Enjoy


As a mother I keep finding myself getting so caught up in the tasks of my day. Cook, clean, guide, play mediator... so and so on...

And in the midst of it all I hear this still small voice in the back of my head encouraging me to take the time to just enjoy them... to stop micro-managing them...
and to instead go out of my way to hug them 10 times each and every hour of the day...
to scoop them up in my arms and whisper "I love you" in their perfect little ears, every chance I get...
To let my whole heart smile when I'm putting the laundry away in my room and all of a sudden my whole house fills up with the sound of belly laughter...
To join them in the living room when they're twirling as fast as they can to the OC Supertones (a band from my childhood. :)...
To sit down for fifteen minutes in the rocking chair in my room and gaze in wonder and awe at the beautiful baby boy that the Lord has entrusted me with as he looks up at me with his huge, contagious smile...
To read countless books on the couch...
To crack jokes together at the lunch table...
To eat a bag of popcorn on a picnic blanket in our living room... just because.

I need to... want to... and am purposely choosing to...

Just Enjoy!

And it's sooooo much fun!!