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It’s late in the day.
Dinner is cooking in the oven, potatoes boiling on the stove, and on the floor Samuel plays. He gathered up all of his tractors — John Deere’s — and carried them trip after trip down the stairs from the bucket in his room to the floor in the kitchen.
I wipe down the counters and listen to the chatter coming from his sweet little two year old body.
Talking about the yellow John Deere, which he calls Yoda {don’t ask me why as I have no idea}, and humming a little John Deere song as his hands drive tractors around the floor.
He’s content.
Right where he is, in the kitchen, with sunlight {yes, a bit of sun} streaming through our windows.
It’s a beautiful sight having tractors spread about and observing a little one just being.
Content.
That’s a lesson his mother is having to learn.
Day by day by day by day after day.
I’m learning to be content.
In the kitchen, cutting potatoes, wiping counters, and loading dishes. Often, I’m found myself thinking about things that I could be doing or could have done.
Then I lose the joy found in the simple, everyday, beautiful things.
Like my two year old driving John Deere tractors around me. He wanted to be with me, in the kitchen, enjoying life. I forget how a year ago he was struggling with his health. I forgot.
Just like I forgot to be grateful and thankful for being right where I am.
In my kitchen, with the light streaming in, and Samuel, healthy Samuel still in his favorite orange monkey pajamas because he please wear these today mommawanted them on, underfoot.
Look around.
Find your content moments, your joy moments.
They are there.
For me, it was a pile of John Deere tractors and a super sweet two year old playing in my kitchen that reminded me that today I am exactly where I was supposed to be.
Tell me, sweet friends, what reminds you to step back and be content?
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Hi Rachel! I love this post, staying content is something I seem to lose sight of sometimes minute by minute. Sometimes the everyday tasks, seem so mundane and I forget how important each job is, from wiping down the counters to tieing shoes… UUUHHHGG! 😉 When my Brennan comes to me, hands raised and eyes wide wanting to be held(doesn’t happen very often)… everything seems to come into perspective and I am reminded that the little things are important and God thinks they are too. 🙂 Blessings to you girl! Thanks for the post!
oh wow, this post could not have come at a better time…seriously. i am struggling with contentment in some areas of my life and in others i am perfectly fine with where i am. trying to find a balance.
So glad you’re finding your happy place. 🙂 Some days it’s harder than others, I know. The last few weeks have been really good for me and I am so grateful! Finding contentment is easy on those days when life is going smoothly and you have that peace within that allows you to just…be. 🙂
Love Samuel’s PJs. My grandsons have one-piece footed PJs in that same monkey pattern. 🙂 Always good for a smile.
Hooray for a healthy and content Samuel! And his sweet mama 🙂
Hmmm…for me it’s hard not to complain/worry about not having a job etc. Yet, when I look around, I live in a very nice home (my aunt’s) with my father. We have money to cover bills and pay for food…no extras, mind you, but all the essentials 😉 🙂 I’m grateful, because there are many who don’t even have that. So I’m finding joy in my situation and asking God to give me an attitude of gratitude…and also to show me how I can take my situation and use it to be a blessing to others 😉 🙂 LOVED your post…and I love children, because they so enjoy the simple pleasures of life, including John Deere tractors named Yoda 🙂 🙂 Love and hugs from the ocean shores of California, Heather 🙂
This is what our house looks like, too. John Deere tractors everywhere! GrandBoy loves them also. He is 3!
John Deere, huh? Grew up on Cedar Falls, IA, right next to Waterloo where there was a John Deere plant!
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Thank you for sharing!! I’m struggling with being continent at home and not having a job outside the home. I have worked all my life so at 37 years old to be a SAHM its a struggle for me. I need to remember to be great full I have this opportunity because it seems most parents are both working now days❤️