The song "Summer Breeze...makes me feel fine" is stuck in my head! Yes, I'm back home in Alaska and there's not always that "Summer Breeze." But, I'm back home. Maybe a little credit will go to Dorothy off the Wizard of Oz...but there's truly NO PLACE LIKE HOME.
What does home mean to me:
- The fragrance (that's a good thing...mine smells like cinnamon, apples and cloves)
- The layout of my furniture
- The freedom you have to be a bum
- Your OWN bed!!!
- and so much more....
It dawned on me, as I was watching the summer Olympics, our kids will be 17, 14, 12, and 6 the next time they come on. It's no secret that the summer Olympics come on once every 4 years...but IT HIT ME LIKE A TON OF BRICKS!!! Braxtyn will be heading out to college when they come on again.
So, with that said, here's my simple and quick lesson I received:
My kids are kids for a quick season. Yep, that's it! So much happened this summer that the months FLEW by. Four youth summer camps, 3 weddings, 1 mission's trip, and a family vacation. And, that's how fast it'll be for the next 4 years. It'll FLY BY!
So, my house will always need to be cleaned, but my kids will be out of my house before I know it. There might be constant nagging and arguing, but my kids will be out of my house before I know it. There might be challenges and attitudes that come my way, but my kids will be out of my house before I know it. There might be 100 times the word "mom" is called out, but my kids will be out of my house before I know it.
Until then, I'm going to model love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, kindness, faith and self control. (Boom-shaka-laka)
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