ALT-3 Children are a Gift
If you have children, take a seat.
Forget the dishes, toys on the floor, homework, laundry, and bills. Just empty your head of everything except your children for a few minutes. Put away the hassle of the day. It's time for pure joy.
Roll back your memory to a time before your children graced your life. How did you spend your time? Did you laugh a lot? Did you see joy in so many things every day? Have a snowball fight? Was your refrigerator covered with precious works of art? Did you ever stomp in a rain puddle? Let the rain soak your hair and clothes? Feel a soft cheek pressed to yours and tiny arms around your neck? All these beautiful things and so many more have been added to your life because of your children.
I've told my daughters all their lives that they are God's greatest gift to me. I mean it from the heart and I believe they know I'm sincere in my feelings. I get to relive my childhood again through my girls. Sharing in their ups and downs, re-feeling every little drama all over again. I treasure them not only because they are mine but because they are so very unique in every way. I hear the gift of their laughter every day. I watch them learn something new. I watch them grow bigger and know they feel secure enough in my love to attempt just about anything. Happy faces greet me each morning and I know I'm blessed to have them in my life.
So when life overwhelms you, take a deep breath and think of your greatest gift: your kids. We get to experience everything again through their eyes. We get to see the miracle of the bloom of a flower, the joy at waving hello to an airplane, and the incredible feeling of snow on our eyelashes. They make us young again. Our children remind us to live life to its fullest. We should listen to them. So take the time to enjoy your kids, listen to them and remind yourself that someone trusts you completely. And that someone is the wonderful gift that is your children.
