it's delightful...it's delicious...it's dawesome

The other night our family went on a Sunday walk. It was so pleasant.

At one point I looked up and this is what I saw,

Then I looked down and saw this,

I just felt blessed.

I’m so thankful for these people.

The demands of young family life can feel so relentless at times. It bugs me when old ladies say things to me like, “Enjoy them, they don’t stay this way forever.” I just want to say to them, “I’m guessing you got to go to the bathroom by yourself today, and have been for the last 30 years or so.” (I love my mom because she REMEMBERS how hard this time is and can be – thanks, mom!) But, the old ladies do have a point, and that is part of the challenge – enjoying when you are constantly interrupted, when you can’t get anything done, when you haven’t had more than 15 mins of time to yourself, when you have given, and given and given and nobody appreciates a single thing you’ve done and there is still an endless list of demands and laundry.

I don’t want to be a downer, but the truth is, it’s not easy.

But it is also true that it is positively wonderful.

In the midst of the struggle come shining through the sweetest moments.

So gentle and simultaneously, so powerful.

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3 Responses to “A Walk through Town”

  1. Mindy Says:
    December 9th, 2011 at 2:35 pm

    Amen sister! I am loving this time of my motherhood, but can’t wait for the next phase at the same time. There are days I feel like that next phase of independence may never ever come, but then I remember those old ladies and know it will come. Thanks so much for this post, I really needed it today!!

  2. Nicola Says:
    December 10th, 2011 at 6:41 am

    “..the truth is, it’s not easy.But it is also true that it is positively wonderful. In the midst of the struggle come shining through the sweetest moments.”

    You have a wonderful way with words, I always love to read when you are being profound 🙂 which is mostly always. And so true, I am feeling everything you say, although I only have 1! But that is motherhood, that is the stage we’re in, and though challenging, it really is wonderful. Still it’s nice to know it’s ok to say it’s hard too 🙂

  3. Margie Says:
    December 11th, 2011 at 7:21 pm

    As always, your way with words is pure…PERFECTION! I laughed at the old lady comment…I think the same thing upon hearing this from the old folks, obviously they were not present when I was trying to get a coat on my screaming two year old so he wouldn’t freeze. How dare I try to keep him warm 😉