Let It Be

I was getting ready to change out the quote

on our kitchen chalkboard the other afternoon

(thanks to some smudges from you-know-who),

setting out the bucket of chalk and a rag

when Max sweetly asked me,

"Mommy, will you color with me?"

My first instinct was to tell him no,

a long list of reasons scrolling through my head.

But then I stopped myself.

In the midst of all the chaos of the past few weeks -

the constant visitors, the change in routine,

the absence of Mommy and Daddy for a few days,

and now the presence of a new family member -

my precious little boy just wanted a few minutes

to color with his Mommy.

Was there really a good reason to deprive him of that?

So I said yes, and Max immediately dumped out

all the chalk and set to work on his masterpiece. :)

 

As he was diligently working,

I kept thinking how each day I have a choice to freak out about 

how the dust bunnies and laundry are piling up, 

how Max watched a little too much TV,

how I'm behind on writing thank you notes,
how I still haven't changed out of my pajamas (and it's 2:00),

how I am not quite in the groove of this two-kid thing yet -

OR

I can accept that this is where I am right now.

(Which is quite a challenge for this Type A.)

So I decided to make myself a reminder out of Max's scribbles...

What I hope to be a daily reminder to just let things be

what they are for right now.

Because although I cannot imagine it today,

someday I will look back and long for these days.

So I am going to try to enjoy this season of life and all its craziness. :)