“So be truly glad! There is wonderful joy ahead, even though it is necessary for you to endure many trials for a while.” 1 Peter: 1-6
This is one of my favorite verses ever. I will often say it to myself when I’m trying to get through a hard day like today. It’s weird how that happens and I find myself mumbling to myself for encouragement. Whenever I’m at work I dream about the kind of life I want to have someday… my life isn’t bad now, but it’s definitely hard to juggle everything and manage to be a decent parent at the same time. Whenever I’m being yelled at by some mean old man, or people are bossing me around, giving me dirty looks, etc… I just have to remind myself that this is only temporary. Tonight Carter was begging me to jump with them on the trampoline right when I finally got home from work. I told him I didn’t want to and he said “Why Mama, did you have a long day at work?” He knows me too well! I ended up jumping on the trampoline with them, work clothes and all, watching them both with such joy in their eyes. And it was worth every second.
This has been a hard couple months for us with everyone being sick, and the daycare situation, but it could always be so much worse. At least we have a roof over our heads, a great family, and I have a job. Alot of people don't have any of those things.
I know that one day my hard work will be rewarded… that, I am sure of! "This too shall pass"
Until then, I’m going to practice being truly glad!
