Tomorrow won't be there.

I am a mom and as many mothers know you can get very frustrated and overwhelmed by the messes that your kids make.

A few months back I went into the bathroom to brush my teeth and was greeted by a heap of barbies that filled the sink. As I became frustrated that I had to move them I was reminded by God that I needed to cherish the barbies in the sink moments. That not that far off the barbies would soon be gone and replaced with make-up. And not far off from that the sink will soon be clean everyday with fancy hand soap and hand towels awaiting the times that they will be used again by my kids whenever they come home to visit.

No more toys cluttering the house or 50 loads of laundry per week. No more yelling get up you're gonna be late for school. No more siblings arguing as they come home from school. Just a quiet house that stays clean and days filled with open spaces in the schedule because the things that once filled those spaces have all grown up and started lives of their own. All those moments of frustration from messes, fighting and late mornings will soon be replaced with moments waiting to hear from my kids about their days and moments with their kids and their own families.

And just as God said in the blink of 4 months the barbies are gone from the sink and replaced with make-up. The legos and hot wheels are replaced with teen boys and grown men. So just as God said you need to cherish those crazy barbies in the sink, clutter all over the house, fighting sibling moments and slow down while their still here because not that far off they will be gone on their own journey's making their own barbie in the sink moments with their own kids.

I pray that God would open your eyes to those small moments that we take for granted until it's too late and then they are gone.

Many Blessings~