Good Morning Blog Friends~
We tend to get so overwhelmed by the pressures and responsibilities we face. The world flashes commercials at us convincing us we need more~ newer and better. We still have not learned to say ~"No." So we try to keep up with the latest trends~ take on more than we can possibly do and find ourselves worn out and tired. Let's get off the treadmill and make life simpler!
I think I am at a new place in life. My children have all left home now but the baby.( I am trying to capture the moments Caleb and I have left at home.) I am looking back and wishing I would have enjoyed the journey more and slowed it down a bit.
I homeschooled for the past 21 years so I was with my children as much as any mother could have been but I wish I would have simplified my life more. Worked less and played more!
The cleaning will always be there~ the laundry never done~ the garden will continue to need to be weeded but life passes us by too quickly.
I have made a vow~ today I am living one day at a time. I see why God tells us wisdom comes with age.~ It is wise to seek God's guidance and wisdom just for today.
The Simple Things
And he said unto them, Take heed,
I would not be too wise--so very wise
That I must sneer at simple songs and creeds,
And let the glare of wisdom blind my eyes
To humble people and their humble needs.
That I must sneer at simple songs and creeds,
And let the glare of wisdom blind my eyes
To humble people and their humble needs.
I would not care to climb so high that I
Could never hear the children at their play,
Could only see the people passing by,
And never hear the cheering words they say.
Could never hear the children at their play,
Could only see the people passing by,
And never hear the cheering words they say.
I would not know too much--too much to smile
At trivial errors of the heart and hand,
Nor be too proud to play the friend the while,
Nor cease to help and know and understand.
At trivial errors of the heart and hand,
Nor be too proud to play the friend the while,
Nor cease to help and know and understand.
I would not care to sit upon a throne,
Or build my house upon a mountain-top,
Where I must dwell in glory all alone
And never friend come in or poor man stop.
Or build my house upon a mountain-top,
Where I must dwell in glory all alone
And never friend come in or poor man stop.
God grant that I may live upon this earth
And face the tasks which every morning brings
And never lose the glory and the worth
Of humble service and the simple things.
And face the tasks which every morning brings
And never lose the glory and the worth
Of humble service and the simple things.
Sweet Memories ~ 2001
Our Family~ 2012
and beware of covetousness:
for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance
of the things which he possesseth.
Luke 12:15
Let's keep it simple today~ so that we have more time for the things that really matter.
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