Meaningful Monday!

There's Muddy footprints on my hardwood floor,
And fingerprints on windows that I just ignored.

Instead I played dress up; I was a Pirate Queen,
I sang Barney and the Wiggles; I raced Lightning McQueen!

We played outside till the day turned to night,
Then prayers and kisses before turning out the lights.

See, my kids know I love them; I have no regrets.
And I sleep sound at night knowing my time is well spent.

Yes, the house looks like someone exploded a bomb,
But, it's just another day for this MISSISSIPPI MOM!

I was searching thru "blogland" today, and came across a family blog of whom the mother had written a poem about being a mother. Everything about this poem is so fitting to my life as a mother to three small children, and a Wife. There are so many days that I lay down at night and think about things that I should have done differently with my children. Like throw the baseball with them a little longer rather than fold the load of laundry that is on my bed. I have really been trying hard lately to be a better wife, mother, and person in general. And when I stop and think about how fast my babies are growing up, it makes me sad to think about how many minutes that I have missed with them because I have been doing house work. You know some things really can wait! I will never get this time back, but I will always have time to keep my house clean! So if any of you visit my house anytime soon, and see that my floors need cleaning, or my furniture needs dusting, feel free to jump in and help do it, but just know that I took that time to spend with my precious kids!