From Mundane to Valuable

I've been in a rut with the kids lately. As much as it pains me to say this, I haven't had much drive or energy to truly pour into their little lives like I know my Savior desires of me.

Normally, I spend time reading the Bible and with the Lord in prayer during my afternoons while Hannah is napping and Joshua is at school. However, I decided to read His Word during breakfast this morning. Even amidst the distraction of the kids eating and watching cartoons, I spent time in honest prayer with the Lord asking Him to help me see my value while walking through (what feels to me) the mundane events of the day. I asked God to give me patience and to remind me of His love and grace...and what a blessing today has been.

Only through God's grace I had renewed patience with my sweet children. I guess the kids sensed my change of heart, because I can't remember a single time that they fought today....they played together like they were best friends with sweet laughter filling the house. Joshua's school was canceled today due to the weather, so we had "school" at home. And while my patience was tested, we soured through the lessons with love.

Joshua and I then colored in a coloring book about the Bible (he normally colors in his Spiderman or tractor coloring books, but the Bible coloring book was the only one I had nearby at the time....and I'm so thankful it was!). While coloring, we had a simple conversation about Jesus dying on the cross and what that means for us. He then looked at me with his big, bright eyes and said, "And then He came back to life!" My heart melts as I see Joshua beginning to understand who Jesus is and what He's done for us. As we turned a page in the coloring book, I was taken aback to find a sweet message written to Joshua nearly two years ago from a very dear friend of mine who now lives in Texas. My heart was full thinking about the wonderful times we had together.

While the kids were playing together, we also listened to children's music that a friend from church gave me. I've never heard children's music as biblically sound as this CD and, more times than not, the words in the songs lead Joshua and me to wonderful conversations about the Lord that Joshua initiates. Today, the words of one particular song got Joshua thinking about the truth that Jesus does not have a body like we do. We then began talking about what our bodies will be like in Heaven. He then said he thought getting to Heaven would be like "taking a train trip." Joshua is very eager to ride on another real train, so that is a very cool thought for him :)

What a blessing today has been. God definitely reminded me of the amazing value in being a mama. Thank you, Jesus.