After spending most of the morning doing laundry, cleaning up, and cleaning out my pantry of non-paleo food items. I decided it was so beautiful out (we've been having rain) that I just had to get out of the house and go for a walk. When I left it was all about me, some exercise, an escape from the house and all the work I see when I'm here. But while on my walk I was reminded of something our Pastor has been preaching on lately, about loving serving, helping, protecting our neighbors, that serving is just part of my vocation as a mom. There are plenty of things I don't like, in fact some I even hate, but... they are what I am called to do, lay my life down and discipline the child who is demanding discipline at that very moment. Which is almost always an interruption to what I have planned or to what I am doing. Notice the moving verb is "I" not He or His plan. He (the Lord) shows up in those many interruptions. In fact His word quite frequently comes as an interruption to us, or in a package we don't like or what we think is the right time.
That is one thing I am enjoying about eating Paleo, it's not about the I like, don't likes, but about what is best for our temples, what will make them the healthiest they can be. It has taken away all the excuses, the biggest challenge with the children has been their preconceived ideas about things. Mostly how they look, and immediately you get the I don't like that reaction, but there is no other option and low and behold 3 out of 4 times they end up loving it after they taste it. They don't know what is good, they have to be told. And it takes away all the, I like, I don't like, which can make food about how it is experienced instead of that it is fuel for our temples and we want to use the best fuel possible.
Any how, all that to say that as I was walking with Steven on my back and pushing Bryanna in the stroller I was really enjoying the peaceful, quiet day. Then...the silence was broken by my children. Broken by a daughter captivated by God's Creation and the world around her and it struck me how much our children need that chance to get out and to see and enjoy this. Things they wouldn't see sitting inside all day, playing, reading or watching T.V. Every few seconds she was spouting off about what she just saw with such excitement it was contagious. Even Steven was talking (his baby language) and kicking his feet in excitement until he fell asleep, safe and secure on my back surround by the sun, vitamin D and fresh air. She saw butterflies, birds, flowers, boats, ducks, train tracks and so much more. Leave it to our children to remind us to stop and enjoy His creation and greatness, to remind us of what is truly important.
What started out being about me ended up being about enjoying my children, God's great creation and His forgiveness and His faithfulness to us.
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