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!
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.
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!
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.
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.