Well, it has been a while since I have shared any wisdom so I thought I may need to throw some out here so I don't lose your interest! LOL
At the beginning of Aug. I am supposed to start keeping a little baby. Her name is Zoe and she is 8 weeks old. Well, she is coming over for dinner tonight with her mom and dad and I have been obsessing a little over my house and how "lived-in" it looks. And by that I mean that the walls need to be painted(we have flat paint-little handprints everywhere), my nice dining room table is VERY scratched up and even has a few notches knocked out of it, the carpet is NOT spotless, the living room furniture is a little saggy looking. You know, just lived in!
At the beginning of Aug. I am supposed to start keeping a little baby. Her name is Zoe and she is 8 weeks old. Well, she is coming over for dinner tonight with her mom and dad and I have been obsessing a little over my house and how "lived-in" it looks. And by that I mean that the walls need to be painted(we have flat paint-little handprints everywhere), my nice dining room table is VERY scratched up and even has a few notches knocked out of it, the carpet is NOT spotless, the living room furniture is a little saggy looking. You know, just lived in!
Once again, Joyce has nailed me! I can say that I have been soaking in my children more lately because of the allergy attacks we have been under, they want more cuddling and mommy time, but I could do better. They are only small for just a brief time. Jacob will be 9 in a few weeks. It seems like just yesterday he was a newborn. Nathan will be 2 tomorrow, did I blink and suddenly it is 2 years later?!?! Luckily with each child I have chilled out more and enjoyed them more. Like in the middle of cleaning yesterday I stopped and tackled Nate in the floor and just tickled him! I used to be pretty focused when cleaning and would not stop until my job was finished, but I have learned to spot those little chances of play time I can have with each of my children.
Even though my house is "lived-in", I can be okay with that. There will come a day that I long to hear the little voices again and see those little handprints. For now, I will enjoy the messy walls, scratched table and jumped on furniture.
So my words of wisdom for today are:
Enjoy every moment-the good, the bad and the ugly!
Enjoy the little things.
Enjoy the big things
Enjoy all things!
Enjoy the big things
Enjoy all things!
5 comments:
Hey Michelle,
I liked this post. I've been going through this same thing about how my house looks. It needs alot of fixing but it is just not the time right now. I had Ben wash my kitchen windows yesterday and WOW! I can see there is an outside. Thanks again for the post.
Margarete
So true Michelle, thanks for reminding us again to savor every moment.
Jordan was so upset a few weeks ago at the thought that when he grew up he wouldn't be able to live here anymore. I told him that when he grew up he probably wouldn't want to live her anymore, but that we weren't going to be kicking him out or anything. He's so silly! :0)
But for all of you reading this post and taking the time to comment, Michelle's house is a house to be aspired to in that it always looks good (even when she thinks it is messy). Michelle's "messy" is most people's norm! LOL!
Love ya Michelle! :0)
Margarete, I also need to be doing the washing windows thing. It is amazing how little ones prints seem to multiply! LOL
And April, thanks so much for the comment on my house. You are too sweet!
Michelle, thank you for reminding me of what my priorities need to be! It's easy to forget but very necessary.
Terri
What a great post! So so true! Thanks Michelle! (I love Joyce Meyer too...I have a few of her books, she says it straight and I get it!)
Thanks for all your lovely comments on my blog! xx
Love, Tina :)
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