My son turns two years old on Monday. First off, whoa. Where in the world did the last two years go? Time has went by fast since I met my husband because life has been so awesome, but since we have had our children, it has flown by! Along with a birthday comes a birthday party. We have planned a small get together with family and some little boy friends of his this weekend, and with everyone that will be coming into town, I figured I should get the house back in order so as to not add to the chaos of a birthday party weekend. Since we had our second son almost three months ago, I still haven't gotten back into the swing of things as far as housekeeping goes. Going from being a mother of one to a mother of two hasn't been very difficult for me... as long as you don't look at the upstairs of my home.
Having two children, especially when one is a newborn, has made it a bit harder to keep things as neat and tidy as I like. I prefer to spend my time doing things with my family over organizing at times, and the holidays are quickly approaching, so it gets hectic. Our youngest son is also growing incredibly fast, and sped through wearing all the clothes we had up to size 6 months already, so I am constantly pulling out the next size up of my eldest son's hand-me-downs.
As I sorted through tiny clothing and vacuum-bagged some things today, I looked around the room and was hit with this overwhelming sense of gratitude. We as a family have been so amazingly blessed. Sure, there are things we want but we don't need for anything. We have a comfortable home that, while it has some storage space issues, allows for us to be warm, dry, and have guests over. We have clothing that is in great condition. The boys even have so much clothing that I have had to give some away due to lack of space! We have shoes. We eat three meals a day. We are all very healthy, aside from a cold here and there. We have never experienced great or unexpected loss And we have one another to love.
It's easy to sometimes dwell on the bad. Money is occassionally tight, but I believe every family goes through a period like that. I would love to eat something besides the same things over and over for dinners, but I'm happy to have what we do. We don't have enough bad to outweigh the good in our life. I cannot believe how gracious God has been to us to allow us to live the wonderful life that we do.
Our children will be growing up in a world that is becoming more me-focused by the day. Because of this, we have decide to forego the usual Santa tradition for one we have come up with ourselves. Every year, in the spirit of St. Nicholas, our children will choose gifts to give to other children in need. Winter coats, shoes, toys. Whatever the child may need. And we will deliver the gifts around Christmastime so that our kids can see how great it is to see someone's face light up when you are able to bless them from the abundance you have been given. I pray that we are able to show our children how to love others and give from their hearts because of all that we have been blessed with. Perhaps we can help others feel just as blessed as we do.
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