It All Fades

Has anyone ever noticed that its usually never one thing that breaks down at a time?  In the last month we have replaced break pads, fixed our air conditioner, repaired our garage door and fixed our sprinkler system. It seems like we have had the repair guy on speed dial. One of the things that was deemed unfixable was our washing machine.
In the two week period of no washing machine you can only use your sweet sister laws (thank you Sheri Lynn) a certain amount. Finally we opted for a family trip to the laundry mat. The Laundry mat was a common occurrence in the first few years of our marriage but this was a first for the girls. They were so excited! To them nothing could be better than putting each piece of laundry in the washer. They climbed the washer to pour in the detergent and bleach in the right holder but the all time best was when they pulled chairs over to put the money in the slots.  I thought this is incredible, kids are awesome. They make the best out of every situation. I had my mind made up I was going to title my next post "Who needs Vegas when you have laundry?"

       
The fact is this would have been a fair title if all we had to do was start the process of laundry unfortunately, like most things in life, laundry has a process too. Like laundry the excitement faded.  Joey and the girls picked up starbucks for breakfast and about halfway through eating the questions and comments began.  "Is it almost done?, I'm bored, Can we leave now?, I want to go home, This is so boring!" ....... I passed on my moms famous words to them, "only boring people get bored." (I hated that statement as a child and now I'm using it, haha.)  So they dug in and found the basket and laundry bags to be great entertainment.  This too lasted for a while and faded.

Look at those faces 

What great parents we are

I began to think everything is fun and exciting at first.  It's so easy to start something.  It's also easy to rush away from it once the newness and fun begins to fade.  It's hard to push through.  Sometimes we have to recommit ourselves over and over again. I think it's worth the effort because the things we stick with make us mature.  The things that make us mature give us a rich life.  That's why in James it says  "Consider it a sheer gift, friends, when tests and challenges come at you from all sides. You know that under pressure, your faith-life is forced into the open and shows its true colors. So don't try to get out of anything prematurely. Let it do its work so you become mature and well-developed, not deficient in any way."