...loving our children...[part 8]

This is part 8 in a series on loving our children.  If you haven't already, I encourage you to read the groundwork that was laid in the intro/part 1...

[Seizing the day]  Psalm 90:12 reads:

"So teach me to number our days

that we may get a heart of wisdom."

Older women continually tell us to enjoy these days of motherhood---they go so fast.  When my boys were all very small, I remember wishing to retaliate through gritted teeth and a pasted smile on my face, "Oh, yeah?  Well, not fast enough!"  Seriously, though, I thought I knew.  But the truth is, they go faster than I'd ever dreamed.  I blinked.  And now we're making plans to take our firstborn on college visits. 

Embrace.  Invest.  Be intentional.  Be all there.  Don't simply let the days "happen."  Don't wish them away.  Don't wish for a new, different season.  Courageously welcome and make the most of each one.  Because every stage, every season---whatever it is---is a gift; a good gift.  Each one is God-designed to draw our hearts and our attention to Him; to make us look more like Him.  All of it has been sifted through His all-wise, loving hands for our good and His glory. 

I've shared this song on my blog before, but I'm sharing it again because I love it so much.  Its message resonates in my heart, and I trust God will use it to pour courage and vision and strength into your heart today.  ***If you wish to view the video, please pause music at the bottom of the page first.