Welcome back everybody! Let me first apologize for my recent absence. Keep in mind I’m new at blogging and sometimes “life happens”. Over the past few weeks, I have been adjusting our family schedule (organized chaos) for the upcoming school year. Determined to dedicate more time to the one who matters the most in my life, I spent some time reviewing last year’s family schedule to find out where and how we spent most of our time. In my previous article “Our Family Schedule”, I mentioned how time doesn’t belong to us and how tomorrow isn’t promised. With that being said, I’m learning and teaching my family, how to focus on our “right now” or today. We’re learning how to stop, take a moment and enjoy it; whatever “it” may be at the time.
Being a wife and mother of two is a constant learning experience for me. Just when I think I know what I’m doing, I later learn how I could have done something a little different…better even. Jimmie and I enjoyed a moment the other night. We stayed up late, talking about our lives together. We talked about how we started out and revisited some mistakes we’ve made along the way. Then we talked about where we are now and our plans for the future. After 22 years, it was good to know that we’re still growing in the same direction.
As for the girls, I’m learning why they say children are a blessing. For me, it’s not the moments of joy they bring or angelic look in their eyes when they want something. Nor is it the hugs and kisses I use to get on a regular basis. It’s the transitional teenage years. The challenges of trying to teach young minds what they still don’t know, but think they do. It’s the unwelcoming debates and the emotional rollercoaster from both sides. It’s when I’m screaming morals, values, character and integrity over the loud voices of the media and society’s compromising garbage. It’s when Jimmie and I have to go against the grain and give “tough love”; even when it hurts us too. These are the things that keeps me humble and before the Lord regularly. My relationship with our girls motivates me to have a closer relationship with Him; the one who matters the most in my life. He is my “right now”.
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Wow! i totally agree. with me being in school, i find myself always planning for the future i.e test, quiz, pt treatment, etc and sometimes forgetting to live in the moment. study, study, study is all i have or should i say make time for and it can be overwhelming if i/anyone forgets to just live life every now and then. School, books, and my career will be there, i can’t re-live yesterday once it’s gone. Thanks sis!
James and i sit back and talk about how far we have come in the last 8 years. I love that you are such a great example to me!. I want James and i to be able to have the same talk after 22 years!! I have done some serious soul searching within the last two months. I have come to a realization that GOD will and has to be the CENTER in everything i do in life. Without him NOTHING will work!! You are right certain things in life make you want to KEEP IT NEAR THE CROSS!!
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Jay Jay: God has to be the CENTER of everything we do in life…I like that! I totally agree.