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The Grind

With all the craziness of life...the daily routine, it is so easy to get overwhelmed and side tracked. Man, I find it so easy to lose sight of what is important...laughing with my kids, hugging my husband, sharing with a friend. If you are anything like me, you can close yourself off and not invite people for dinner during the week because with homework, laundry and dinner, you just can't fit one more thing in. How fulfilling it is to break out of THE routine and have friends over for an informal, casual meal. Just simple food with lots of laughs. So what that the kids go to bed a half hour later. They have learned more from the two hours that their friends were over than sleeping for that 1/2 hour. I am a stickler when it comes to schedules and routine, but tonight I discovered that it really is okay to veer from that once in a while.
The laundry is still upstairs...waiting. The toys are on the floor...waiting. But my friend and I washed dishes together and laughed. She was much quicker than I was too. The men laughed and talked(a lot more than she and I did!) and the kids played and got to hang out tonight. Yes, there is much to do...but I cannot forget the important things. My husband(he is sexy), my kids(so precious), my crazy yet truly wonderful life! I can celebrate any day of the week...not just on Fridays and Saturdays...but on an off Tuesday night. I can go out for coffee with a friend and pay for it.
Celebrate everyday and find the goodness of our God in our dailiness. Love life...savor it....treasure it...
I was able to go with my mom, my boys and my nephew to a hidden waterfall...a paradise. I was able to see God's goodness on a hot and sticky day. I would have rather stayed home where everything was familiar and the boys were contained, but I chose to go outside my routine. I experienced God and my boys and even my mom in a totally different level.
There is so much chaos and uncertainty in the world...love and cherish those around us. Treasure the moments with those you love and care about. Take a minute and see that you really don't have it all that bad.
Even in the midst of your trial...try and see God's goodness. Though your world may be overcast and filled with clouds...there is still a God who loves you and will see you through.
The Grind of life threatens me everyday...but today I have decided to love life, celebrate my husband, kids and my friends...and try and forget the rest.

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