A Big Boy in the House

I would just like to say that the boy has started using the potty. Yes, we've got a big boy in the house. What's so sweet about it is that he says he's a big boy now. We are still in diapers and it doesn't always happen, but he's learning. And I must say that I am just glad that he is FINALLY interested in the potty. I am very proud of him. My baby's growing up. Time if fleeting. This day is fleeting. No amount of money can buy back this day.

Lately, I've been noticing how I busy myself with so many nitty gritty things, like blogging, when I should be doing some of the bigger, more important things, like spending more time in the Word and in prayer. Or investing in my childrens' lives just by playing with them. God has called me first of all to be a His child, and also to be a wife and mom. That is my job. I think that I have an errand to run every day. It's hard for me to stay home all day. (Of course, I go work out every morning, but other than that.) We only have so many days to do what God has called us to do. Have we forgotten the better way? It's a lot to digest and wrap my mind around. But I know that God will lead me in a better way. I've started counting my days already. I hope that I've started to make more of them count for eternity. I think of Chris Rice's song:

Teach us to count the days

Teach us to make the days count

Lead us in better ways

That somehow our souls forgot

Life means so much

Every day is a gift you've been given

Make the most of the time every minute you're living

Psalm 90:12 says, "Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom."

Lord, teach me to number my days, that I may gain a heart of wisdom for you. Teach me to follow your calling on my life as Your child, the wife to man who has stolen my heart, and the mother to two of the most beautiful children.