This morning at breakfast I had one of those moments where you just look around you and think "How'd we get here?" I was sitting at my kitchen table eating a pancake breakfast. My husband was seated across from me. My 5 year old daughter was also across from me dipping her pancakes generously in syrup as it strung from her plate to her mouth. My 3 year old son was next to me gobbling his pancakes down like he hadn't eaten for days. My 2 year old daughter was under the table, incredibly sticky, saying "teeter totter, teeter totter" as she tried to balance on the table legs. My 2 month old baby was sitting behind me on the counter in a bouncy chair crying because he wasn't being held while we were all sitting at the table eating. The noise level was amazing, especially for 8:30 am.
I looked around me and thought, "Wow. How'd we get here?" Seven years ago I would have been sitting at this same table by myself quietly reading the newspaper as I ate my Cheerios for breakfast. Now, here I was sitting there with a husband and 4 children. I assure you I know the mechanics of how I got to that point. It was just one of those moments where you realize how blessed you are and how quickly time passes.
On the Road to Emmaus
10 months ago
amen.
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