That's Life

You know those times in your life when you are so wrapped up in the everyday here and nows of your life that you don't take time to look at the big picture.  The other day as I looked at another glass of spilled milk and had the baby fussing in the background someone asking a question about math and trying to teach a five year old how to read all while trying to stick to my almost impossible self imposed schedule I had to sit back and regroup.  I remembered someone telling me when my Bella was a baby to love this soul on loan to me.  It makes you realize when someone puts it that way that these little lives are not mine to keep.  I only have them for a short while and in that short while I have a huge responsibility on my hands.  I know that before I know it this season in my life will be gone and I want to cherish my children where they are right now.  I know when they are grown and gone I won't remember the spilled milk or crying babies.  I won't remember whether or not I stuck to my to the minute schedule but I will remember all the fun times and the silly things we did.  I'll remember Aiden running around in his big boy underwear for the first time,  Isabella saying "These are jellies and they hurt your feet",  Abby wanting to sing "Hush wittle baby" at least a million times a day,  and Vannah bouncing up and down with excitement just because you said her name.  I want to learn to be content in the here and now.

Php 4:11  ... for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.