Making the days count

A friend recently asked me, "How do you make the daily grind worthwhile?" It was more of a rhetorical question but it has stuck with me. Maybe because that same thought has been resounding in my own head. 

Being a mom is worthwhile in itself. Even the simple every day tasks have purpose. But perhaps it's the repetition of these every day tasks that sometimes leaves me feeling a little... Unfulfilled. 

Let me start by saying that being a mom is by no means unfulfilling. In fact being a mom has given me so much purpose and joy. And I consider it a privilege and honor to raise my daughter. But sometimes in the daily grind I lose track of that purpose. In the repetition of cooking, cleaning and caring for a toddler I get caught up in the long hours and not the short years. 

I wish I had the perfect thing to say here, but I don't. And I know that through the years it will be easy to lose sight of the privilege and purpose of being a mom. But I hope I can remember to step back and take it all in. Because the truth is, the days are long, but the years are short. And we only have one life. And they are only little for so long. So try not to get discouraged by the unfulfilling every day tasks. Because they matter. And whether you are changing another diaper or pouring a cup of coffee, you never know when God might use you for something bigger. Or speak wisdom to your heart. Or comfort you with a silly toddler smile. 

It all matters!