In This Moment!

Do you remember what you did today? Are moments of the day clearly captured in your mind? More often than I would like to admit, my days are a blur. I know I woke up and we did things, but the next thing I know it’s bedtime. Does the comment “I don’t know where the day went” sit on the edge of your tongue?


Sometimes I feel like Wal-mart. I am a one stop shop for all the needs of my family! Days are filled with teaching, entertaining, and taking care of kids, keeping a home, and loving my husband. Doing all of this gives me a sense of joy and fulfillment, most days. Some days, however, I just don’t have a good day. I still do all of the necessary daily activities, but muddle through it. As I have taken on the new challenge of teaching Brady at home, it was important that I evaluate myself. If I was going to be fair to Brady and to myself, “muddling” through the day was just not going to be an option. I realized very quickly that days were going to be long and boring if I was letting them pass in a blur. Enter my living in the moment plan.

My plan is to be present in each moment of the day. Easy enough, right? Not just being in the moment (obviously you’re there!), but being there with a heightened sense of awareness. The goal is to take mental pictures throughout the day, noticing how Brady plays pretend or the vibrato in Juliette’s voice as she yells “AHHH” while running circles around the living room. At the end of the day, I write down my favorite moment.

Not every moment of the day is a good one. Rude words, lost tempers, and lack of manners make us show our ugly side. However, with an intentional heightened sense of awareness, I notice how Brady tells me “don’t say another word” instead of screaming it! If you had lived in our home the past several months, you would know what a big deal that is!

Life is short. We know that, but do we live like we know it? Instead of getting lost in the fog of everyday tasks, enjoy the simple moments.