today.
i think i carry my camera around so that my eyes can see as
clearly as my heart does. my life is full of a lot of ordinary,
but it isn't ordinary at all. as i sat down with my children today
and willed myself to be in the moment, i reminded myself that this is it.
this is my calling. this is my 'job.' this is what i'm doing for the eternal right now.
sometimes it is easy for it just to feel like the 15th game of BINGO,
but it is their heart. their security. their trust. their fun. their sense of worth.
i definitely don't always get it right and
i definitely don't believe in giving into their every whim.
but this?
this being in the moment...
dancing with them.
sitting with them.
looking at them.
listening to them.
training them.
disciplining them.
really hearing their dreams, fears & wishes...
this is it.
this is my calling and my act of worship to Him every single day.
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Our greatest fear as individuals and as a church should not be of failure but of succeeding
at things in life that don’t really matter. -Tim Kizziar
So true and so sweet.
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ReplyDeleteLovely. You've got your eyes and heart right where they need to be :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Lovelyn.....I've been trying to do this very thing you talked about lately. They are growing up so fast and I want to cherish every.single.moment. I have to remind myself that the never ending "list" will always be there......their childhood is fleeting!!
ReplyDeleteThis is SO good. My life, too, is about the ordinary (work, laundry, running, dinner, repeat!), but if I force myself to see beyond that, I see the amazing charge I have been given.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, beautiful!
And what a beautiful act of worship it is.
ReplyDeletelove. thanks for the reminder. beautiful. and so is your heart.
ReplyDeletebeautiful post! I love the quote :-)
ReplyDeleteIt is, it is. I pray a lot for something "more" because it's as if what I'm doing isn't enough or goes unnoticed by him BUT ... but... it is an act of worship. It is plenty. And it is totally noticed by Him.
ReplyDeleteI was just making breakfast this morning with a little joy in my heart and thought, "I'm really glad this Mom thing has worked out for me. I love it."
:)
Steph
"This is my act of worship." I really like that. I'm going to keep that one inside my heart and mind.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for your post today! I'm not a mom (yet), I just got married a month ago, but it's been on my mind more and more since I got married. How am I going to do it, how am I going to play 15 games of Bingo and not lose my patience with them? Reading your blog really helps me look forward to having children and know that I will be able to do it. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI love this so much. And you. :)
ReplyDeleteI love your blog, and your words.
ReplyDeleteI am not a Mommy yet, but I pray everyday that this is where my heart will be when I am.
Thank you for encouraging me, and inspiring me to be a better mother, before I even have children!
I have done it for so long (this mommy gig) that I am almost afraid of what is next. I try to not get anxious and to focus on the here and now because while they are growing, I am not done.
ReplyDeleteLove the photos and the quote at the end of the post.
a. that's the perfect picture
ReplyDeleteb. i want a girl
Beautiful....Happy holidays to you & yours. xoxo
ReplyDeletethank you for the reminder.. so needed this today - just when I feel myself getting in a funk I look to my children to remind me of my true "God" given purpose
ReplyDeleteSuch a simple and beautiful truth that I need to be reminded of every single day. Thank you so much for sharing!
ReplyDeletesooo beautiful! :) thanks for the reminder and example of what kind of mom i want to be! god bless!
ReplyDeleteAmen and amen! It is our act of worship! Martin Luther said, “ What you do in your house is worth as much as if you did them up in heaven for our Lord. We should accustom ourselves to think of our position and work as sacred and well-pleasing to God.”
ReplyDeleteI have to remind myself of what my job is when I start to think that doing the dishes or cleaning up all the preschooler clutter is what I'm supposed to be doing. It can be so hard to realize that successful mothering often means leaving the dishes and going to the park.
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful reminder... thank you.
ReplyDeleteLove your quote!
ReplyDeleteLove the quote! Words to live by.
ReplyDeleteI may use it sometime in a post ;)
Ahhh, yes. So true, but why is it so hard to live this way? The world beacons with it's glitter and promises, yet in Christ we live in an upside down world where the least shall be greatest. The world's is a false promise, but His is one hope and assurance. Oh, to recognize Truth in the moments of being least!
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI've been thinking a lot this past week about something Amber (Run A Muck) said on her blog recently. Actually, it was something her Dad told her - which is (my paraphrase), "You want to do great things for God, Amber. What if being a mom is your great thing?"
It's not the world's value system. It's not even always ours. But it is God's.
Worship indeed.
I really like how open-hearted you are, and thank you so much for reminding us to live in the moment and make the most of it, because today matters.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the reminder that the "mundane" is often really...the "magnificent."
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Lovelyn. I hope it's full of warmth and magic, wonder and wisdom, happiness and heart...for you and your whole family.
stephanie@metropolitanmama.net