The Everlasting Gobstopper

Remember Wonka's Everlasting Gobstopper? I loved to keep one in my mouth and check it out every few minutes to see the color change from red, to orange, to yellow, to purple, wondering when the soft tart center would be unveiled. My day was just like my favorite candy. It started out hard with no end in sight as we tackled each situation (believe me there we many) the color and mood of our family changed. Really, Will I ever get to the soft center of my world? The soft center of my life always shows up at the end of the day. When the sweetness of difficult lessons taught seem to actually stick to persistent minds and compliments that have been withheld finally get spoken. I know that I am in a season of life that has its days of draining every ounce of energy out of me. I also know that I want to be exactly where I am and that the most important priority in my life is my family and my faith. I could not live without my family and on days like today I rely on my faith to help get me through. These are some of the last words spoken to me as the girls drifted off to dreamland...."Mom, thanks for dinner. You are the greatest cooker in the whole world! I Love You!" Now that is my soft center and why I do what I do.