My family is in a sweet season right now. A season that seems to be running smoothly. We have had the best fall weather where the kids are only recently wearing boots and winter coats. We are loving on a new little baby who is making us all smile and laugh. He gives us continual joy. Jeff and I are supporting one another; stepping up to do things when the other might be struggling. The kids are enjoying activities and are back at school and are coming home with stories that make us smile. It is easy to be thankful. It is easy to be happy and see we are in a sweet season. It is easy to see that we are ‘in the good ol days’.
I look back at where we were around this time a year ago. We had snow. I was already annoyed we needed to bundle the kids up in winter gear. We were on our 5th month of having our first foster care placement with a little boy who rocked our world. He made us smile and laugh but he also made us cry and hide in our bedrooms. We would hide for just a moment seeking some peace and solitude for an opportunity to get our heads on straight in order to process what was happening. Jeff and I were struggling. We didn’t always agree on how to handle situations that came up with our new little guy and we often forgot we were on the same team. The kid’s activities were either stalled or had so many restrictions that they weren’t enjoying them. Come one month from now our school would be closed down before Christmas because of Covid. We were not in a sweet season. It was not easy to be thankful and to see that we were in fact ‘in the good ol’ days.’
I look back now on this time and I wish for parts of it back because the things I am really remembering are the good memories, the moments I want back. I am not dwelling on the hard and the things that felt impossible at the time. I am missing the person we had. I am missing ‘the good ol’ days’ with him.
Here is your loving reminder that you are in the good ol’ days right now. Yes, I realize I say this while we are in the middle of a global pandemic. Despite the pandemic and the challenges we have faced because of them I still believe we are in the good ol’ days now. They are happening as we speak. Slow down. Smile at your people. Give them a hug and spend some time loving on them. You will look back on this time and there will be parts you miss and things you wish you could have back.
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