Last month I wrote a piece for the website A Practical Wedding titled “This Magic Moment” about some of the magic moments that have happened in our family. I’m actually really proud of how it turned out.
As the days of our family continue forward we continue adding moments to the clock. Tonight we added the moment when we asked Iddo if she was done with dinner. She burped and then raised her hands and said “All done!” And we died laughing. It’s those moments that keep us going.
Because there are other moments that just make you want to stop, throw your hands in the air, and scream. Or cry. It gets hard. Your roof gets damaged. The neighborhood cats kill another bird in your backyard. You discover a leak under your kitchen faucet. Or you’re just plain tired.
Love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life.
Which is wrong. Love what you do and you’ll feel it’s worth it. Love what you do and you’ll keep pushing through the bad parts. Love what you do and you’ll make it work. But it’s going to be work.
Marriage is work. Family is work. But they are work I love doing. They are work that is so worth doing. They are work that fulfill me and make me feel whole. They are work filled with moments of pure laughter, moments of pure magic, and moments of pure love. And that’s the best kind of work there is.
I am an educator and PhD. I quilt, belly dance, run, read, and try to grow things. I am a Mormon. I am infertile. I am a daughter, sister, aunt, grand-daughter, friend, wife, and mom.
Brett L. Dennis
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I certainly love my life and I am so grateful to the Lord for our many, many blessings.
“Love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life.” I can see where they’re going, but it does kind of convey the message that work is inherently a bad thing. :brett:
When you commented on Iddo’s comments making you laugh it reminds me that every time I think of your TR comments to grandpa I chuckle. 🙂
“Love what you do and you’ll feel it’s worth it.” I think that’s a much more accurate statement!