In church today a friend of mine talked about something I have not thought much about before. When we fight with our spouse about who is right, that is the very minute we are not on the same team.
I have thought a lot about that throughout the day today and want to incorporate that into my own marriage. Teams don't have to fight for who is right, because their end goal is always the same. Nobody loses on a team, because they only win when they work together.
Thought of the night. If someone is on your team then focus more on fighting together for the goals of the team. The little 'I am right's will come and go, but in the end if we are working as team mates, we will never lose.
A little bit of Every Moment
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Saturday, August 16, 2014
Summer's End
It is always kind of depressing for me when the kids go back to school. I look back on summer and wonder What the heck did we do all summer?
I have been a little down on my self the last few days with all the lists of things I failed to do with my kids. Today when we were out school shopping, the big kids started talking about all the reasons they didn't want to go back to school. Reason number one came down to: WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU MOM.
Maybe I didn't go to any art museums this summer, or do all the science experiments, or read all the chapter books I had planned to read to my kids . . . but there is no where they would rather be. And at the end of a long summer . . . full of road trips to do firesides and cleaning our house and swimming . . . I will take it. There is no where else I would rather be either.
Being a mom is hard, but it is right where I belong. I am not good at planning out extravegant pinterest inspired afternoons, but I know how to love! Hopefully some day I can not let myself get down when I am not someone else, but learn to appreciate the things that I do best. Let go of the fact that right now in my life I don't always have time to run a tight ship school of fun and learning, but somedays we just survive. As long as they have love, and food, then it was a good day! And as long as they laughed, loved, and smiled . . . then it was a great summer.
I have been a little down on my self the last few days with all the lists of things I failed to do with my kids. Today when we were out school shopping, the big kids started talking about all the reasons they didn't want to go back to school. Reason number one came down to: WE DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU MOM.
Maybe I didn't go to any art museums this summer, or do all the science experiments, or read all the chapter books I had planned to read to my kids . . . but there is no where they would rather be. And at the end of a long summer . . . full of road trips to do firesides and cleaning our house and swimming . . . I will take it. There is no where else I would rather be either.
Being a mom is hard, but it is right where I belong. I am not good at planning out extravegant pinterest inspired afternoons, but I know how to love! Hopefully some day I can not let myself get down when I am not someone else, but learn to appreciate the things that I do best. Let go of the fact that right now in my life I don't always have time to run a tight ship school of fun and learning, but somedays we just survive. As long as they have love, and food, then it was a good day! And as long as they laughed, loved, and smiled . . . then it was a great summer.
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