This morning I got the chance to go for a quick walk before church. The sunrise was glorious and the quiet let me ponder. There are so many beautiful things in this world if we are looking for them! I've been thinking a lot about joy lately and where our joy truly comes from.
A friend shared an acronym for JOY that I love.
Jesus
Others
You
Tonight when everyone left the dinner table I felt a lump growing in my throat. Often I find myself alone at the table, surrounded by half eaten plates and a crumb filled table cloth at days end. The littles are finally getting to the age where they are learning to clear their plates without asking and helping out a little bit more, but we still have the odd evenings where everyone clears out in a hurry.
As I sat tonight I wondered to myself how it is possible to feel so alone and forgotten when I'm surrounded by so many people. When I finally finished my cold plate of food, I cleared the rest of the table and did another round of dishes while tears silently slipped down my cheeks. In these quiet moments when my family doesn't notice and my needs aren't being cared for, I offer a quiet prayer. It is often in these moments where I feel closest to Him. When no one else understands, He does. Often when I think of Motherhood, the acronym for joy comes to mind as I selflessly serve. Even though there are sometimes feeling of loneliness or defeat, the eternal joy that comes from fulfilling this divine calling is incomparable to anything else.
“The work of a mother is hard, too often unheralded work. Please know that it is worth it then, now, and forever.” ~Jeffery R. Holland
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