This morning I am taking the boys to grandma’s house in search of cooler weather and as I have been running around like crazy, packing things, getting my kids up and dressed and pretty much going about the craziness of our everyday life it dawned on me that I often fill my life with so much busyness that I forget to stop and be grateful for the little things that I have been blessed with.
In my post on 25 ways to get out of a mommy rut, the last thing mentioned about getting out of a rut was to count your blessings and as I was thinking of those blessings I remembered this little poem that had been given to me years ago. I dug through my nightstand and found it and wanted to share it today. I think I need to frame it and hang it in every room of the house because, even though my days can seem chaotic and loud and often overwhelming, I am so grateful for my boys that make it that way and I know I take my little everyday blessings for granted.
I have always loved this poem. Life goes too fast. There will always be the daily chores waiting for us, but our kids will be gone before we know it. It is hard to balance all there is to do.
It was a good reminder to me to thank the Lord for the little things in my life that sometimes seem like burdens but are really blessings in disguise.