Duty: You know you have to keep doing this even though you're tired, discouraged, and weary some days (maybe more than not.
Delight: These days won't come again. Children grow up and away. Enjoy this time that God has given you to take care of these precious little ones. Remember you are making memories you can enjoy thinking about when they aren't your responsibility any more. They are God's blessings!
My dear Pat, you are one who knows caregiving from the inside out. I know this. I love what you shared from the conversation that your "duty and delight" had with one another. God continue to sustain you, and care for YOU as you care for others. Love you!
Duty develops a plan to manage the tasks at hand. Delight sees the opportunities for times of beauty, reflection, revision when needed, and enjoyment of opportunity. Duty keeps movement on track while delight provides the peace all around.
Wendy, you speak like one who knows! I love how you describe the relationship between duty and delight. Both are very much needed. Grace to you, and peace.
May God bless your caregiving heart, dear Jenny! This duty is not for the faint of heart. May the delights of your duty far outnumber the unwanted distractions.
Duty: You know you have to keep doing this even though you're tired, discouraged, and weary some days (maybe more than not.
Delight: These days won't come again. Children grow up and away. Enjoy this time that God has given you to take care of these precious little ones. Remember you are making memories you can enjoy thinking about when they aren't your responsibility any more. They are God's blessings!
My dear Pat, you are one who knows caregiving from the inside out. I know this. I love what you shared from the conversation that your "duty and delight" had with one another. God continue to sustain you, and care for YOU as you care for others. Love you!
Duty develops a plan to manage the tasks at hand. Delight sees the opportunities for times of beauty, reflection, revision when needed, and enjoyment of opportunity. Duty keeps movement on track while delight provides the peace all around.
Wendy, you speak like one who knows! I love how you describe the relationship between duty and delight. Both are very much needed. Grace to you, and peace.
May God bless your caregiving heart, dear Jenny! This duty is not for the faint of heart. May the delights of your duty far outnumber the unwanted distractions.
Amen! And thank you, friend. Delight makes the duty lighter, for sure.