As I sit here doing laundry today I am wondering a few things. The first one is why my daughter took it upon herself to cut holes in the knees of her jeans?! lol!!
She is seven not seventeen, but some days I feel like I am raising a teenager. Isn't it funny how when we are children we can't wait to grow up. Then once we become adults we cherish the memories of the carefree days when everything was fun!
Last night my hubby and I used my birthday gift card for Texas Roadhouse. Next to us was a booth filled with 80-something-year-old people celebrating a birthday. They were having such a good time!
They were talking and laughing and when it came time to sing to the birthday boy, who just so happened to be the oldest man in the group, he gladly climbed on the saddle while everyone sang to him. He sat there on that saddle and he looked like enjoyed every minute of it.
I don't know about you, but some days I don't feel all that grown up and I wonder if when I'm 80 I will feel any different. I have learned a few lessons from experience in my life, but at 33 I am still making my fair share of mistakes. 50 years from now, what will I have accomplished? Where will I be? What kind of people will my children be?
I'm sure the people at that table had lots of advice and wisdom they could have passed on, but just the birthday boy's actions were enough to give us something insightful to walk away with. We were reminded how precious every day is.
We are never too old to enjoy what the day has to offer. Good friends, good food, good times and of course, more than that...things like doing the laundry and pulling out a pair of your daughter's cut up jeans. It's about finding the blessings in the things that make you giggle AND the things that make you cry.
So my final thought for the day is inspired from a line I remember in Married for Life, by Bill Morelan.
Life is full of challenges. Life is full of blessings! Deal with the hard times and embrace the good times.
"We haven’t been confined to a corral; we have been saddled up to enjoy the ride of our lives!"
