Enjoying Every Moment

Author: Jaime DeCarlo

Busyness can often make us feel stressed out, always hurried, and annoyed at every little roadblock that slows us down. I tend to feel this way quite a bit and as a mother of three, often feel overwhelmed with schedules, housework, paperwork, laundry, dishes, and life in general! However that’s not the picture of a Godly woman that God paints for us in the Bible and many women who I admire have taught me to slow down and enjoy moments rather than rushing through them all. Nothing has taught me to do this better than my sweet, precious, nine-week-old miracle baby! When it’s 3 am and the last thing I want is to be is awake, I try to remember how very shortly she won’t be waking me up at night and won’t need me nearly as much. I even try to enjoy those dirty diapers because before we know it, she’ll be out of them and I don’t want to rush through any of her care. This thinking has opened my eyes up to try to enjoy my big kids more too. In the busyness of after school activities, homework and chores, I try to also make some memories weather with jokes, a special talk, or just plain silliness. I highly recommend every busy mom to take a deep breath and remember our little cuties will be grown and gone before we know it. No one will be messing up the house any more and we will actually miss those days. Keeping that at the front of my mind helps to enjoy every moment!

Next Week's Author: Wendy Clark