Some days I look at what I did that day and question if I did any thing of value. Did I really accomplish something? Did I impact this world in even the tiniest way at all today? Yes, my children were fed, dressed, played with, cleaned, fed, read to, pleaded with to take a nap, fed, cleaned.... the list goes on and on, but did I DO anything? If you are a mom, or a person for that matter, I imagine you've had a few days where you looked back and wondered if you lived today to it's fullest. I would guess that much of the time, we don't live every moment of every day to it's fullest potential.
But I would also venture to guess, that especially on days like today. Where I feel like I didn't really get much done, but I stayed the course in the calling of being a mom, that just maybe I did what needed to be done. And rather than worry about the fact that I didn't make a mark on the world, maybe my persistence in caring for my sweet boys is the only mark I was supposed to make today.
Really what it comes down to is a choice. I can choose to live in my calling that often requires me to wash the same dishes over and over, clean the same messes 4 times a day, teach my boys how share, and believe those actions are and will add value to their lives. Or I can choose to see those things as the mundane tasks that I have to do every day, and hope this phase will pass soon enough.
I don't want to live my days like that. I choose to make a mark in this world by the husbands and daddies I raise. I hope you can do the same. Whether you are a mom, or you are just in a season that doesn't make much sense right now. Live in your calling.
I'd better go though, they are going to wake up soon, and I have to get dinner ready before that happens!
With Love, From Charlotte
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