“Oh mama, it’ll get so much better when she sleeps through the night.”
“You’ll love it when you can have a conversation with him!”
“Once she starts eating solids, things will be easier.”
“It will be nice when they aren’t all in car seats anymore!”
“Someday they’ll sleep in all day long and you’ll be the one waking them up!”
Motherhood sure bombards you with a lot of comments that embody the idea of “just you wait.”
Waiting for things to get easier.
Other times it’s waiting for things to get harder.
But it’s about something in the future.
I’m waiting for things to get easier.
And I’m waiting for things to get more difficult.
“Just wait til they are a teenager…”
I had a wise friend help me see how damaging all of that thinking can be.
She told me that there’s a little bit hard and a little bit easy about every stage of life and that she plans to enjoy it all.
“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose”. (Ecclesiastes 3:1)
This is the time of my life where I can’t get anyone to sleep at night without lots of routines, cuddles, and attention.
And this is the time of my life where I get to cuddle all three of my kids will give me a big hug when they see me.
This is the time of my life where I can’t travel anywhere I want to in a whim.
And this is the time of my life where I get to write about the scriptures on my phone while my kids do homework.
This is the time of my life where I can’t serve or volunteer for everything that comes my way.
And this is the time of my life where I get to teach my kids how to pray and laugh at the things they decide to include.
“Life isn’t just to ‘live through.’ We are to experience each moment, enjoy it, and learn from it.” —Marty Halversen
Life is always a little bit easy and a little bit hard.
And I’m learning to embrace it all.
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
4 Responses
I love the wisdom in that scripture! Life is all about the journey and with whom you travel life’s path. Thank you for sharing this!
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Yes and this is the time when you look for all the first in their life and if you’re not careful you’ll miss all the lasts – the first step, the first tooth, the first day of school. The last time they sit in your lap for a story, the last kiss goodbye before they leave for school, the last concert etc etc. be present with all your heart and all your love – it matters too them and to you. I’d a Heavenly Pattern 🥰
Being able to experience it all is a gift! <3