The impact of a thought

I just wrote this in my journal and thought I would share...

"This morning I woke up sick...

Cole has been sick for a month... 

Lucy has had a fever the last 2-3 days...

Devin has been sick on & off the last couple of weeks 

& I finally got it.

I woke up not wanting to do anything. During breakfast I was trying to imagine what it would be like to have someone take the kids so I could do nothing all day and how wonderful that would be. 

Then I had the thought, "That is not fair. They are sick too. they don't feel well and probably just want their mommy to hold them and love them. These are my children, my family. I should enjoy being with them--I should WANT to be with them and get comfort in doing so."

After this realization hit me I decided I would be here & with the children today, no matter how sick I felt.

And you know what?

Sick, stuffy, itchy, runny, sore & tired...                                             we still had a great day.