Remember What's Important

Tonight as I sat in my children's room waiting patiently for them to fall asleep and thinking of all the things I had to do before I can go to be, I began to cry. I have two beautiful children that God so graciously sent to me, a wonderful husband and the blessings of good friends and family. What more do we really need?

We forget what's important in life as we deal with the daily chores, task, and dilemmas of living on this planet. We forget what makes us get up each day: our passions, our loves, our dreams. We loose sight of the fact that we are alive and healthy and can get up each day, live and be with those we love and care about.

I look at my children and remember what it was like to be that age and be free from all the cares of the world. To see life as a grand adventure and not a sentence or another day to get through. I forget what its like to enjoy life and enjoy being alive, truly alive!

I hold my children tight and I thank GOD that he blessed me with them. I hold my children tight and remember that Life is so precious and Sacred. I hold my children tight and look up at the heavens and say Thank you God that I am able to enjoy them and be here with them.

Lord knows how hard it is to be a parent and especially in this day and age. But I know that my job as a parent is the most important job I have. Everything else needs to wait. The time we have with those we love is so fleeting. We tend to forget how quickly time flies. We blink and our children go from being cradled in our arms, to running through the house with toys and chasing the dogs, to asking for car keys so they can leave us to find their own paths in life.

So as life starts to collapse on you and you feel like you can't manage all the task and jobs you have to get done each day. Remember what's important: God, Family, and Love. God will take care of the rest.

Maria