PAYING YOUR DUES....IT WILL BE WORTH IT IN THE END!

One night I was talking with a very good friend of mine, and we were discussing some of the challenges that we face as mothers and wives.  My friend has 4 children and the youngest is a very busy, energetic 2 year old along with 3 older siblings.  She was sharing with me how tired, very busy, and sometimes frustrated she is, and how she would just like to take some time off just for herself. (Does that sound like you?)   I agree,  Like you, I totally understand her feelings because I have 9 children and there are  times I get tired and frustrated, but it's a little different now that they are all older.  At first there is a lot that we have to do for them physically which is challenging such as, cooking 3 and  4 meals a day, washing clothes, social activities, school activities, chaperoning and if you are homeschooler like me, teaching!  I have such a new found appreciation for teachers in the public and private schools.  It's not easy people!  

The one "Golden Nugget" that I have found is that no matter what we choose to do in this life, if it's honorable, you have to "PAY YOUR DUES".  Whether you are going to school, growing a business or a family, coming into a company or a  brand new job, you are going to have to "pay your dues".  Nothing worth having is ever easy to obtain, but once you get IT, oh how sweet IT is!  However, much of  paying dues depends on how well you train your children to not only be respectful,  but disciplined, obedient children, and that is where the really hard work comes in.  Cause as you know, sometimes they come here willful!  Yes, you will have days when you feel like a broken record and you're frustrated, and maybe even angry, but don't faint! Don't give up!   Recognize that you are just "PAYING YOUR DUES" and in the end (with God's help) you will begin to reap the rewards of all of the good seeds you have planted in the fertile soil of your children's childhood.