I was chatting on the phone with my cutest sis and she shared a blog with me I think is worth sharing with all of you. Sometimes we forget what we are here in this life to do. Right now my duty in life is to be a mommy and wife. I will shamefully admit that I get so caught up in trying to have a clean house, ironed clothes, dishes done, make-up on and hair done everyday. I sometimes forget to put the laundry down, leave the dishes and forget the make-up. As I sat on the couch after tucking my sweet kids into bed and relished in the quiet moment, I started to read this blog of this mom that is sleeping in a bed at Primary Childrens Hospital just down the hallway from her sweet baby that is fighting for his life because he drowned in the bathtub. I sobbed as I read the whole story http://www.stakezxposed.blogspot.com/ and about how precious life can be. I find myself not always willing to take the time I should to spend it with my sweet munchkins. Soon they will not be here to make noise and mess up the house and I will wished I had taken the time to be with them and create the memories that will go with all of us forever.
This story was truly a wake-up call, that the dishes and laundry will wait and that the time spent with my kids will not. I am so blessed to have them and know how special each one of them are. I only hope that I can live up to my Heavenly Father's expectations when taking care of His children. They are such a beloved blessing in our home. Brian and I can not count the ways that our lives would feel empty if we did not have one of them in our family. I will now promise that the dishes will wait and laundry will pile up(it already does) so that I can focus on the more important task in front of me everyday.
2 comments:
Thanks for this great post Kell...this is something that we all need to be reminded of!
I have been meaning to post this on my blog, I must do it right now!!!!
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