"Every
morning you are handed 24 golden hours.
They are one of the few things in this world that you get free of charge.
If you had all the money in the world, you couldn’t buy an extra hour.
What will you do with this priceless treasure?"
~Unknown~
They are one of the few things in this world that you get free of charge.
If you had all the money in the world, you couldn’t buy an extra hour.
What will you do with this priceless treasure?"
~Unknown~
Normally on
Wednesdays, I like to share a Bible verse and expound on the importance of
scripture! That is without a doubt the
most important thing in our daily lives.
However, this past week, I came across the above quote and it really
made me stop and think….
How many days to I
get up and waste away the hours doing things that are so unimportant in the big
picture of things? I wake up and make my
to-do list of things I feel like I just HAVE to do that day, but in reality, do
all of those things really matter as much as I might think?
Do we really have
to make sure every dish is washed, dried and put away? Or should we sit down and play a game with
our children? Do we have to catch up on
all the laundry every single day? Or
should we let the laundry rest for a day and go outside and play with our
children? Do we have to make sure all
the toys are picked up and the house is spotless, or can we get the toys out,
play dress up and have a little fun?
Don’t get me wrong,
I’m not preaching to you…I’m preaching to myself! I am a perfectionist. I like my house to be clean…and I mean like
museum clean. Sometimes I’m way too
obsessed with making sure all the toys are picked up that I don’t even think I
let my girls play enough. I don’t stop
cleaning and catching up with the “around the house” stuff long enough to even
play a game or read a book with them sometimes. I
read this quote and I thought to myself how much time I am wasting?
It seems like I had
my first daughter yesterday and she’s almost 4 years old! Where did all those cute, cuddly baby smiles
go? When did she start talking like such
a big girl? When did she learn how to do
everything so independently? When did
she start being such a big helper around the house? When did she start acting like such a big
girl?
Why don’t I stop
and spend time playing with my girls every day?
Why do I think a clean and spotless house is the most important
thing? In 20 years will I really be
concerned with how my house looked in May of 2012? Or would I rather look back and have
wonderful memories of when my girls were small.
Memories of playing in the park, jumping on the trampoline, turning on
music and dancing, sitting together cuddling with a blanket, pushing them in a
swing and helping them go down a slide, making cookies together, and the list
could go on and on….
The answer is
easy. I want memories of my girls. I want to make a difference in their
life. I want them to have an intentional
mother who didn’t ignore them with cleaning, computer time and my iphone. I don’t want to be an absent mom. I want to be a very present, and real mom who’s
number one concern is my children…..not my house, not my blog, not my to-do
list…..my CHILDREN!
God blessed me with
two of the most wonderful girls I could ever imagine. He has given me the highest responsibility
ever. Raising daughters to become women
who love and serve God is my daily prayer.
So, instead of becoming “annoyed” with them for not being quiet while I’m
trying to get something done, I want to focus on the responsibility God has
given me. He expects me to die to
myself, quit being so selfish with my time, my desires, my to-do list! I want
to be an intentional, loving, Christian mother and enjoy these moments because I’ll never get them back!
I have recently
revamped my daily schedule, and I’ve made sure to include a big chunk of time
for my girls—no distractions. Of course,
we all have things that we have to do.
We do have to complete daily chores, do computer work, etc. But, I’m going to make sure that I don’t let
all of that “stuff” take all of my time.
I’m scheduling in time for my girls and I hope to encourage you to do
the same! Don’t let your life get so
busy with things that really, in 20 years, won’t even matter at all. Stop, slow down, and enjoy your family. Say “no” to certain commitments if you need
to. No one can do everything. We must prioritize our time—making sure we
don’t leave the most important things out completely.
Start today. Live your life as if every moment is
valuable. God gives us each and every
day and blesses us with that time. What
will you do with it?
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