Enjoying the Small Things

The craziness and stress of life seems to somehow hide the small things. What I mean is that the small treasures of life I feel I forget to enjoy because I'm so caught up in laundry, writing a talk for Sunday, remodeling a basement, preparing another meal or calling electricans, plumbers etc to keep things running smooth. I haven't stopped to write down the cute things my kids say or take pictures of the precious moments of them playing together. It seems like an eternal quest to get caught up. I'm learning to face the reality that we don't ever really get caught up, there will always be something else new to tackle. For example I just feel like once my basement is finished being remodeled I can relax and enjoy my kids and life in general - but only after that's done. I truly hope that is the case but based on life experience I already know that won't happen. So instead of hoping to get over that next hill I am training myself to accept that life IS busy and I need take time and enjoy it. Today I took time to put fragrance in the burner, I stopped to watch my children sing "The Wheels on the Bus", I let myself enjoy the help my children offered when I was folding laundry, even though they unfolded more than I like to think about and made the process take twice as long I enjoyed how excited they were when I expressed my appreciation for their help. Today was a really good day because I took the time to enjoy it.

Caution: Witch Crossing

Happy Halloween!