Played: 93 | Download | Duration: 00:02:20

Enjoy Your Kids!

Oh, for the days when I was in my prime, when God's intimate friendship blessed my house.
Job 29:4

In her book, Forever Erma, Erma Bombeck writes, 'When my children were young I made them tidy up their rooms, make their own snacks and put the laundry in the utility room. Now, when they come home, I put all the rules aside. I'm like a concierge looking for a big tip. I follow them around asking, 'Are you hungry? Can I get you something? Do you have any laundry? Do you need some money?' 'I eat when they want to eat, cook their favorite foods just before they tell me they're going out with their friends, then watch helplessly as they eat their way through a pound of baked ham at three in the afternoon. On their visit my life changes. I have no care. My washer is set on extra-large load and has two socks and a T-shirt in it. The phone rings constantly and it's never for me. At the end of their visit, we set aside a day, pack a lunch and head for the airport. It isn't until I return home that I sense how orderly my life has become. I enjoy the quiet. The TV remote control is rescued from the clothes basket and returned to its proper place on the coffee table. The empty milk and juice cartons are removed from the refrigerator, the wet towels are put in the washer, the bathroom is returned to health standards. It is my world again - so why am I crying?'

Prayer
Heavenly Father - thank you for the gift of children - children that can come and visit - and then return home again!!! In Jesus' Name, Amen