It is a privilege to get to stay at home with my boys. I some times forget that it is. I get so tired of the whining, complaining and fighting. Some days I lose it with them and then I end up feeling bad, because it is me not them.
I don't have this time with them for ever. There is going to come a time when they go off to preschool and then kindergarten. It just makes me sad to even think about that time. My home with be empty during the day!
I have this time that some moms' don't have, but wish that they did. Then again some mom's love being able to go off to work. I have to remind myself that I get some thing special. I get to be with my kids everyday all day. (yes that does sound a bit overwhelming. yes it can be!)
I don't want this sound like I am complaining about being home with my kids. It is just that I need to remind my self that it some thing to be valued. There will be the day that I will miss the giggles, the hugs, the kisses, the crying, the whining, the wanting mom to do everything with them. The toys in the floor.
The reality is that one day they are going to be teenagers and young adults. They are going to want to start doing things on their own. They will be wanting to hang out with their friends. (hopefully at my house.) They will be working and going to school. It will all be here before I know it!
So take what time you have with your loved with wether your spouse, siblings, or kids. Cherish it because time is short and you never know how long you have with some one!
It is a privilege for sure. I homeschool and so I get the privilege of spending all day, everyday with all my children, except my oldest daughter who's in Heaven with Jesus since she was 2 yrs old. It's a blessing from the Lord that we're the ones molding them and raising them vs a stranger.
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