I was talking to my mom last week after having a particularly hard week and lamenting about how hard my kids were and how crazy life was at the moment. I was whining and complaining and genuinely hoping she would pity me.
But like any good mom, she didn’t. She looked me straight in the eyes and said “Enjoy the noise…..for soon it will be gone.”
How is that to put my life back into perspective?
So that is my motto this week. I even made a printable to put up on my fridge (that took every last bit of black ink out of my printer– I should have sent it to a photo place;).
I am going to “enjoy the noise.” And the family that goes with it.
~Elizabeth
P.S. I put the printable HERE if you need a reminder this week too.
P.P.S Are there any homemaking mottos that are sinking into your soul this week?
oh i love that one too! i’m still trying to give my family my best and not what is left over! i cannot tell you how many times i have said that to myself this past week. and well…it is actually working! of course i am far from perfect, but i am trying and i guess that is all that matters:)
Not this week…however, when the kids were young and a phase was difficult my mom would say “this to shall pass”. And just when you thought you couldn’t take “it” anymore things moved on 🙂
“Carry on, warrior. Six hours till bedtime.” From Glennon Melton’s article Don’t Carpe Diem. It helps put things in focus and makes me laugh. Being a Mom is such a wonderful yet demanding job. It is ok to have totally conflicting emotions at the same time… I absolutely love it AND I want the kids to go to bed! My longest and dearest friend and I will call each other and say “Carry on, warrior. Six hours until bedtime.” It makes me laugh and gives me a better outlook… that this is hard work but bedtime will come.
I read one on another blog last year, and it’s since stuck with me. “The grass is always greener…where you water it.” Tend to that “grass”. Water it, fertilize it, let it see the sun, and enjoy watching it grow. 🙂
Mine is, “Life is unpredictable”. That makes me remember that at any time, anything could happen and I should hold my children close and let them know how much they are loved. I know I have it pounded into my kids brains. My son, who is almost 10, is getting to that “mums embarrassing” stage. So yesterday when I was dropping him off at school and asked for a hug and kiss goodbye, he said, “but what if the other kids see?” To which my 6 year old replied, “What if we get in a crash on the way home?” He promptly kissed me and yelled to us all that he loved us.
“A child needs the most love when they are the least loveable.” My motto from “How to Handle an Hard to Handle Kid.”
“The days are long, the years are short.”
I was having a particularly hard day with my children and was on the phone with my mom in the middle of it. I asked if we (my siblings and I) were that difficult and she said, “I’m sure you were but when you get to this point, all you’ll remember is a few hard days and lots and lots of good ones.” It gives me hope.
I was having a particularly hard day with my children and was on the phone with my mom in the middle of it. I asked if we (my siblings and I) were that difficult and she said, “I’m sure you were but when you get to this point, all you’ll remember is a few hard days and lots and lots of good ones.” It gives me hope.
I’m teaching music as a prep subject right now and today I had some very screechy classes on the recorders along with a thundering class on the bucket drums…so when I saw the title “Enjoy the noise'” I thought, “ha! yeah right.” Maybe I need that poster at my desk….though it might not be quite fitting, as I’m the librarian too.
I’m really liking the thought you posted earlier this month about our children deserving our best, not what is leftover.
Thanks for posting this! Things have been more chaotic than not around the house. It’s hard not to get frustrated and wish the time away. I really needed your gentle reminder today. 🙂
Awesome!! I have been loving chalkboard looks lately!!
Love this printable! I don’t have any little ones, and I hope I won’t have any any time soon. But I think this fits in perfectly with life in general. We need to enjoy the crazy sometimes.
Thanks so much for sharing this story! We all need a little nudge back into reality sometimes.
My two youngest LOVE each other too much, there is always some obnoxious noise coming form the two of them. Laughing, giggling, snorting, I always have to remind myself at least it is a happy sound.