Inconvenience or blessing

" You are not managing an inconvenience but raising a human being."

by: Kittie Frantz

On a daily basis, I have to remind myself....

"I am not managing an inconvenience but raising a human being."

Does that sound as harsh to you as it does to me?

 Of course I love my children more than I can ever imagine loving anything else. There's no other love like it.

But even though that is a fact, I find myself much too often wishing I could "have a minute of peace." Or " just a second to myself".  

I am a task-oriented, get the job done, organized, don't throw a kink in my plans kind of fool. Children do NOT fit that description in any shape, form, or fashion!

And even though I remind this "I'm busy, got to get it done, no time for play, I'm on a schedule" OCD self of that, I still fail. Miserably.

Grace, Grace. God's Grace. Grace that is greater than all our sins.

Thankfully, God gives me chance after chance. And when I take hold of those chances, the rewards are sweet. Sweet. Sweet.

I get to........

build bridges out of pillows and see how far we can jump......

read stories......

of none other than heavy equipment........

then attend an auction.......

and then go to the car sale........

managed by Buzz and Woody......in all shapes and sizes.......

have a little picnic......

and by all means, let's be a "real" man.......

hang out with Bo, the fox look-a-like.......

then race him up......

and down the driveway......

admire the blue skies......

lounge around......

hang around......

then sleeping beauty arises from her slumber and joins us......

check the mail.....

make time for a meltdown.......

then some pickin'......

then some lovin'.......

take a wild ride......

enjoy the ride together.......

smile for mama.......

chill out......

I'm not sure......

not sure again.......

check out our one and only rotten tomato.......

wave to the neighbors.......

And at the end of these days, I am reminded.....

these precious ones are a "priority blessing", not an inconvenience.

Quotes from Chasing Blue Skies