Mondays...
It has been a typical day for me. I didn't want to roll myself out of bed and get my day started. I was so content to lay there in my comfy bed and watch Dan and Shay on the Today show all morning. But I do have a job to do and kids to feed and take care of, so here I am...
Everyone always seems to dread Mondays. I get it, who wants to end their weekend of relaxing and have to get up and get dressed and head to the office. Even working from home, you can see it is a struggle to want to leave my bed. But I am learning to welcome Mondays. They are a start to a new week, a chance to be productive and enjoy all the many things that will come my way.
The afternoons are my favorite time of day. I have pretty much gotten myself into a routine of stopping to eat lunch around 2 and watch my daily dose of Days of Our Lives (yes I know, but guilty pleasure). Ellie takes her afternoon nap, Madi is always quiet as a mouse anyways, and I have my quiet time. After I finish that, I jump back into the work world.
Sitting down at my desk this afternoon, I felt this overwhelming feeling of peace and comfort come over me. I took a few minutes to read my daily devotional, and I just stopped to thank God for everything He has given me. Life isn't always the way we think it should be. But I have to believe even through the valleys and storms, it is the way it should be. Every little thing that happens, good or bad, makes us stronger. Our character is definitely built in the storms and valleys though. I have everything I could ever want in my life and I have God to thank for that.
So as I sit here, drinking my afternoon cup of coffee, listening to some country music, answering emails, I just have to smile and laugh because I look over and see the Minnie Mouse flashlight Ellie left for me at my desk. I love my messy, chaotic, clean the house 20 times a day-because I have a wild toddler, life. And I think to myself, Mondays really aren't that bad....
It has been a typical day for me. I didn't want to roll myself out of bed and get my day started. I was so content to lay there in my comfy bed and watch Dan and Shay on the Today show all morning. But I do have a job to do and kids to feed and take care of, so here I am...
Everyone always seems to dread Mondays. I get it, who wants to end their weekend of relaxing and have to get up and get dressed and head to the office. Even working from home, you can see it is a struggle to want to leave my bed. But I am learning to welcome Mondays. They are a start to a new week, a chance to be productive and enjoy all the many things that will come my way.
The afternoons are my favorite time of day. I have pretty much gotten myself into a routine of stopping to eat lunch around 2 and watch my daily dose of Days of Our Lives (yes I know, but guilty pleasure). Ellie takes her afternoon nap, Madi is always quiet as a mouse anyways, and I have my quiet time. After I finish that, I jump back into the work world.
Sitting down at my desk this afternoon, I felt this overwhelming feeling of peace and comfort come over me. I took a few minutes to read my daily devotional, and I just stopped to thank God for everything He has given me. Life isn't always the way we think it should be. But I have to believe even through the valleys and storms, it is the way it should be. Every little thing that happens, good or bad, makes us stronger. Our character is definitely built in the storms and valleys though. I have everything I could ever want in my life and I have God to thank for that.
So as I sit here, drinking my afternoon cup of coffee, listening to some country music, answering emails, I just have to smile and laugh because I look over and see the Minnie Mouse flashlight Ellie left for me at my desk. I love my messy, chaotic, clean the house 20 times a day-because I have a wild toddler, life. And I think to myself, Mondays really aren't that bad....
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