Contentment

We often tell children that they have no idea how fortunate they are. They are given food and toys, and don’t have to do anything except play all day.

But I would never want to be a child again.

Even though the responsibilities of being a wife and a mother weigh heavy on me at times, I wouldn’t want to trade it away for the carefree days of childhood.

I don’t like folding laundry, cleaning the shower, and the endless repetitive cycle of cooking and cleaning in the kitchen. But I love my husband, I love my child, I love knowing who I am and knowing what my goals are in life.

I was happy with my life as a child, I enjoyed being a teenager, but I am content being an adult. Hopefully I will be at peace when I grow old.

It is only now, that I am finally able to fully appreciate that “godliness with contentment is great gain.” (1 Timothy 6:6)