Take a Moment

While I was getting things ready this morning, I looked out of my kitchen window and noticed the sunlight just beginning to break through the clouds. I had to stop and step out on the deck to take a few pictures, which clearly do not do it justice. Such a beautiful scene. It was a little after 5 a.m. and both Zeke and Gabe were still asleep. It was just me, my camera, and one of the most gorgeous views I'd seen in a long time.

I paused for thought, since this seemed the perfect opportunity to stop and reflect when faced with one of nature's moments like these. If you're religious, it's almost like God speaking to you, though you have to really listen if you want to hear what He has to say. How can you ignore Him when you gaze upon something like this, right?

Most mornings I find myself rushing. I rush to get ready, rush to get lunches packed and bottles prepped, rush to get the kids up and dressed and fed and out the door. But this morning, I took a minute to just stop and "smell the roses." Life's too short to be rushing through it all the time.

With Hubby being on the road so much, with myself working full time and the kids in day care all day, we don't get to spend a lot of time together these days, just the four of us. But on this morning, being in the reflective mood that I was, I told myself to slow down and enjoy what I have. The two little boys in their room sound asleep, my husband working his you-know-what off to give us what we have, and the job that I have that helps pay the bills and give us a better life. I'm thankful for those things.

And to anyone who cares to read this, I'd like to challenge you to slow down and take a moment to reflect. Enjoy every minute of your little kids' lives. They don't stay small, and before you know it, they're off to school and will eventually move out, maybe get married, and have families of their own. Thus is the Circle of Life.

As I picked Gabe up and put him in his car seat, I looked at his tiny little hand in my own, and I wondered what life has in store for him. I buckled Zeke into his car seat, him with his many stories to share so early in the morning, all with peanut butter around his mouth as he eats his sandwich and jabbers on. I'm going to miss this when they grow up. But I have them right now, still young, still my little babies. *sniffle*

Well, I guess that's all I have to say about that right now. I just felt the need to share that with the world. So there you have it. I hope some of you can take something away from that.

Now, back to work...