A special time with daughter Mary

Yesterday, all of my children except one had gone in different directions. Eleven year old Mary was the only one home. This is a pretty rare event. It was late in the day, but I thought this is a good opportunity to have some one-on-one time with her. I made the wild suggestion that the two of us go to a nearby water park. Even as I said it I thought, do I really want to do this? I'm tired. Water parks are exhausting. It will cost money, etc. But we went.

It cost less than I thought because it was 5:00. It was a lot of fun. I even went down the slide and it wasn't that scary. We went in the wave pool. We climbed the play structure. We floated on the "lazy river." It was peaceful and fun-- a rare opportunity to play with just Mary.

I could have gotten some laundry done. I could have cleaned a bathroom or updated my planner. But I would have missed all the fun. Sometimes enjoying life with one or more children is just so much more important than being able to check off another item on my to-do-list. The list will still be there tomorrow. But the chance to have some special time with just Mary would be gone.

May I always listen when the Lord tells me to put aside my agenda and follow His.