This morning between services I ran to the gas station for a bottle of water. Okay, technically I drove, but you get the point. I found myself chatting with a guy in line about his kids. He said his house that was once full of kids is empty, as his youngest two are in their first semester of college. I asked how him and his wife were coping with an empty nest. He told me about a clock in his living room that has been there for years. His wife just made him get rid of it because for the first time she heard it ticking. That ticking sound was driving her nuts.
That clock ticked for years, but not until the kids were gone did they hear it ticking. I left the gas station and thought about the kids that God has called me to shepherd. I thought about my daughter. Every week the clock ticks. There may be so much going on in my world that I don’t hear it, but it is ticking.
Ephesians 5:16 says, “Make the most of your time.”
This is really good Ryan. It is so easy to get absorbed in the busy-ness of life and lose focus on the task of mothering that God has called me to. I need to remember that mother - and even though today I do not hear that clock - it is still ticking! I need to be making the most of this time that I have been given.
That’s a really good thought. I wish I could slow that clock!! Since I can’t I need to make the most of every minute with my girls and the kids I teach.
just last night my hubby and i were remembering our daughter when she was a toddler and baby. my how the years fly by!
as parents, we each have this tiny window of time to shape and mold the little souls that have been entrusted to our care.
this was convicting. thanks ryan!:)