“Busy Doing What?!?”

“Busy” lying in the yard with my little lady.

I was watching 7th Heaven yesterday and there was a scene in the beginning where a man was trying to offer the mom, Annie, a job selling her extraordinary muffins in his shop.  She declined saying that she was too busy.  She was at home raising five children (Sam & David were yet to be born).  She said that she was too busy in front of two of the children and they promptly asked — “Busy doing what?!?”

The mother’s expression was that of shock, of course.  Raising children takes so much work and does indeed keep a mother rather busy, stay at home or not!  That doesn’t mean that one’s children understand all that a mother does for them.

So it is my prayer that as I and my child(ren) get older and they make such remarks that have the potential to sting, unknowingly of course, I hope that I’ll take the time to remember that they may never truly know the magnitude of my sacrifice and the time I put in with them.  At least not until they have children of their own :)!

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  1. May 13, 2013 / 11:41 pm

    I loved that show!

    • May 14, 2013 / 5:34 am

      Me too, Dara! I've been watching the GMC network lately and they've been playing old shows like Touched by an Angel and 7th Heaven!

  2. May 14, 2013 / 12:31 am

    I love that show. It never comes on. luckily I can see them on guidebox.com and youtube. I just may watch some tonite. Thanks for the idea.

    • May 14, 2013 / 5:35 am

      They were playing it back to back on the GMC network on Mother's Day. It's such a good, wholesome show! I miss shows like that on television!

  3. May 14, 2013 / 4:41 pm

    I used to love that show!!! My son will pull on me like, "mommy do this or that". He doesn't understand that I may have worked 8+ hours and that I'm exhausted. Being a mother is definitely a sacrifice but it is such a blessing!!

    • May 14, 2013 / 4:44 pm

      Me too, AJ, and you're so right a blessing and a sacrifice all at once!

    • May 15, 2013 / 10:34 pm

      I love this photo, Vanessa! She just laid there playing with the ball while I was reading, then it hit me, I must capture this on camera, ha!!!

      You totally missed out on 7th Heaven, such a good show and Jessica Biel has been awesome ever since!

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