"To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven." Eccl 3:1
Last night my husband said something to me that so encouraged and yet saddened me. My oldest daughter had whacked her sister in the head with a baby doll "on accident". It, of course, ended up being a big ordeal (when isn't it?). My husband looked at me and said "You know, someday there will be a last time she does that". I didn't quite understand what he meant. He continued by explaining that someday there would be a last time that our girls hit each other. We won't recognize it at the time, but someday they will stop hitting each other. That is when it hit me. To everything there is a season.
I know we moms like to encourage each other with the thought that "this too shall pass", but do we really think about what that means? There will be a day when your toddler wets his pants for that last time. There will be a day when you get up in the middle of the night with a sick child for the last time. There will be a day when you face that last childish argument and heave that sigh of frustration for the last time. And though that thought brings us great hope in the midst of the battle, last night it also brought me a bit of sadness. Someday they will be all grown up and I won't be able to call back all these days I have with them. They will be half forgotten memories that I will have to cherish.
So remind yourself today that it might just be a "last day" for something. Maybe a moment that you won't mind seeing the last of, like my girls hitting each other. But maybe it will be a moment you will miss when it is gone. Like a last time your little child wants to climb in your lap and be held close instead of going to bed. Or the last time you read a story to your child. Or the last time your child runs to you with tears over a scraped knee. Those moments might stress us out now, but someday they will be just memories that we long for.
So enjoy your children today. And cherish that "last time" if you recognize it for what it is. Our children are a precious gift from God. A gift meant to bless us and fill our lives with joy and meaning. Embrace those difficult moments knowing that someday "this too shall pass".
May I remember my own words today!
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- Christy
- I am a stay at home mother of three children. I have found over the years that one of the most incredible blessings in my life is the network of support that other mom's can be. This blog is so that I can give back some of the support I have recieved.
2 comments:
Oh how I would like the potty in the pants to be the last! But I do get very sad to think this could be the last of something! Of my four kids, rarely does the oldest want to hug up to me and cuddle for a while. Where did the years go. She was the one I rocked to sleep every night and day for the first 2 years of her life! I remember then thinking, I need to break this, I have another baby who is going to need my attention! Oh to go back to those first years! I am running out of Mommy's little girls! But thank you Lord for my girls that will grow to become my greatest friends. WOW If that thought doesn't make me tear up! This too shall pass. I have said that a million times in my 7 years as a mother, and I am sure I will continue to say it.
thank you! I needed to read this today:)
Joli
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