Divorced Catholic Moms – The Gift of an Ordinary Day

This was sent to me by my oldest daughter. While watching it, I got a little bit choked up…teary eyed. The author, who is the woman reading in the video, sums it up so well…being a mother…the amazingly swift way that time passes and our babies are suddenly adults. I would venture to say that probably every one of us was warned (more than once) that our children would be grown before we knew it…we’d blink and they’d be small no longer. Of course, it’s very difficult to believe that when you’re knee deep in laundry and toys and you’re sleep deprived and would give ANYTHING to just have a few moments to yourself.    But it’s SO true.

Anyway…that’s pretty much what this video is about. The author of the book The Gift of an Ordinary Day reads a passage accompanied by music and family photos and beautifully relates the truths that we all recognize….now.  It’s good. It made me wish I’d taken more pictures of my children on ordinary days when they were smaller.  So, I now resolve to start taking more pictures NOW…and movies, too.  And to re-double my thankfulness for ordinary days….

It just occurred to me that those of us who still have our parents with us should be taking pictures of them on ordinary days, too! THESE are the “good ole days” and we’ll cherish the pictures and videos, as will our children….and their children…

God bless!

Manya