Friday, October 29, 2010

"BLINK"

“Kids are like sponges. They absorb all your strength and leave you limp. Give ‘em a squeeze and you get it all back.”

This week I have felt very "limp" and zapped of my strength! Having 2 special needs teenage - hormone raging boys - is sometimes exhausting.

Today on my way to work, I was contemplating all that had happened this week, including the not so pleasant morning that Anthony and I had just experienced. I was just asking God to help me know what to do and what to say, when things are difficult.

When I got to work, the above quote was waiting on my calendar for today. As I read it I thought to myself, wow that is really relevant today. It doesn't necessarily "right all the wrongs" but a hug and an I love you goes a long way.

Now don't get me wrong - there should always consequences when a child is disrespectful or disobedient, but I always TRY to remember that I am God's kid and he is very patient when I am disrespectful or disobedient and when I allow him to give me a spiritual "hug" - I know I feel better!

I have spent a lot of time lately thinking about how grown up the boys are becoming. It seems like just yesterday that they would crawl up in my lap and kiss on the check or butterfly kisses made everything better - for them and for me!

Life has gotten tougher and situations and conflicts have become more serious. Sometimes it takes much more than a simple "band-aid" or gesture to fix things. I have used this saying quite a bit lately: "When they are little they walk on your toes and when the are bigger they walk on your heart". So true, so true . . .

I am saying all this to say that even when times have been difficult over the last several weeks, I have been reminded that life is short and there is only one chance to make memories that last. I don't want to let the stress of day to day life rob me of the time that I have with the boys. Soon they will be grown and gone and I want this time to matter both to me and to them.

I am going to share a song called "Blink" by contemporary Christian artists Revive - let the words speak to you like they have to me.

I don't want to look back and regret the time that I could have enjoyed . . .

"Teach me to number my days
And count every moment
Before it slips away
Take in all the colors
Before they fade to grey

I don't want to miss
Even just a second
More of this

It happens in a blink it happens in a flash
It happens in the time it took to look back
I try to hold on tight but there's no stopping time
What is it I've done with my life?

When it's all said and done
No one remembers
How far we have run
The only thing that matters
Is how we have loved

I don't want to miss
Even just a second
More of this

It happens in a blink it happens in a flash
It happens in the time it took to look back
I try to hold on tight but there's no stopping time
What is it I've done with my life?

Slow down - Slow down
Before today becomes our yesterday! Before you turn around and it’s too late!

It happens in a blink it happens in a flash
It happens in the time it took to look back
I try to hold on tight but there's no stopping time
What is it I've done with my life?"

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