We are in the midst of October. I'm peering over onto 2 birthdays, Halloween, a Gender Reveal party, Thanksgiving, then Christmas! How quickly time passes and how short our attention spans as humans. We live in a very fast paced whirlwind at times. We are tired, busier than ever, yet we are continually taking another plate to spin. Do you remember the old circus trick of spinning plates? The entertainer would begin with 1, then 2, then finally progress to 10 or more. When he had just 1 or 2 or 3, he could keep them spinning easily, but the more that was added, he was frantically running back and forth trying to keep them spinning. Eventually, they would start to slow down, wobble, and sometimes even fall to the ground in a crash.
Sometimes I feel like I have some spinning plates, priorities have to be set, then you start the running back and forth between the plates. Usually the one of least importance or the one that you are able to "let go" for a bit will wobble or crash (even temporarily) while we run back and forth.
I think we all know that we often get too much on our plates. Those things aren't always bad, but having too much can be bad, because what are you letting "go" in order to spin that plate? There is only so much time, energy, and efforts in a given day. I decided a long time ago, that I refused to be a plate spinner on a regular basis. Sometimes I feel that way, but sometimes we've had to say "no" to good things in order for us to keep the plates spinning that are most important, the plates that would be devastating to let fall to the ground.
May I always be the wife or Mom that will let a plate fall of less importance if need be! May I always be the type of wife or mother to capture memories, have traditions, listen intently, that will laugh, that will cry, and that will be there in all times and in all situations. I have that type of mother! I appreciate her more than words can write. I have that type of husband! I appreciate and love him more every day! He works hard for our family and sometimes has way too many plates spinning, so that I can have a few less and I love him for that. He is a good man! He is the man that God intended him to be. My kids are precious and a gift! They warm my heart and are things that I never dreamed of being.
