Today is not yesterday.
That is probably the most profound thing I learned about life in the last 24 hours.
Yesterday Micah broke his sunglasses...again.
Yesterday Micah ruined his favorite Star Wars shirt and shorts with Superglue in the back of the car while I saw him in the rear view mirror and almost lost a lung. Yes...I wasn't happy is an understatement.
Yesterday Aidan got grounded for constantly talking back and being entitled.
Yesterday my phone factory reset. OUT OF NOWHERE and I lost all my memos of brainstorming and summer memories.
Yesterday was not my best parenting or patience or acceptance of what was thrown at me.
But today.
Today us not yesterday and that is my favorite thing about life. Each day is a "factory reset" and sometimes we need those more than we know.
Today I made a Disneyland book with Audrey.
Today I shopped for Coca-Cola shirts with Micah.
Today Micah wore Jeremy's sunglasses around like he was king of the world and very carefully put them in the case each time.
Today Aidan took care of his cousins with the biggest heart I have ever seen.
Today I went out to dinner with Jeremy for chips and guac and Blue Moon.
Today I sang "Blind Man" to both my boys when they went to bed. And the truth of the words "I am the way...I am the truth...I am the light...the way to go home" are true for both my yesterday's and my todays...and my tomorrows.
Tomorrow might have more sunglasses lost, tomorrow my phone might just burst into flames, tomorrow I might have to face ungrateful kids. But that's ok.
It's OK because each day is a gift. Each day has moments that make you just want to cry and moments that melt your heart. Because you know what I didn't say about yesterday...the blessings it held. The going hiking with Aidan, going to breakfast with Stephanie, swimming with Crysti, picking out tile with Jeremy, Micah going to vbs at Faith Mountain even though he was tear stained on his ride there.
Every day is filled with the words from "Blind Man" or as Micah calls it "the truth song".
The truth is this life is only temporary and we live so differently. We live as if broken sunglasses and superglue really matter. And they don't. The truth is our life has so much energy put into what doesn't matter that I'm embarrassed. And so this is my reminder to "factory reboot" on that which does matter. Others. That is what I want left on my phone when everything else is lost. That's what I want "backed up".
Yesterday and today...and tomorrow. Yep.
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