There comes a point when as a mother, you realize, “My children will never again be just the way they are now. I don't know dwell all be here together next Christmas or even next week.”

But you are a family now, today, this moment, and can celebrate each minute as it unfolds. It's your choice.

So make the choice to celebrate life with your family. It is so easy to think that life consists of the assorted responsibilities, tasks, and crises that fill up the hours of each homeschooling day. But it doesn't. The parts of life that matter most are the unexpected moments and memories that happen each day—the ones that won't be forgotten.

Choose to be thankful, and learn to be content. You'll find the joy that God wants you to know.

Read more about this in Seasons of A Mother’s Heart.