Mi Buena Vida

So I'm finding out that motherhood changes your perspective about a LOT of stuff. It's not too important to me that the world is going crazy because well... the Lord is going to come back before it's destroyed or "unlivable". Jesus holds me and there's no safer place than in His arms. I also have been thinking about what true success is. Is it owning your own company? Is it having the money to do whatever you want? Is it becoming a doctor or lawyer and making tons of money? Is it to teach as many kids as you can hoping that somehow your life with change theirs? What is true success? True success for the believer is to bring glory to the Lord. True success is bringing lost souls to Christ- winning them for the kingdom. So as a mom I'm compelled to think about what my daughter and Lord willing-other children will see as success. I don't want them to think it's all about money- when the Lord is the ultimate provider. I don't want them to think that being high up in a company or on the social ladder is success because well... the rich and famous still die and it won't matter how much you had or how popular you were. What example am I setting for them? Am I living for today or am I living for tomorrow? Do I save up money in hopes that the Lord doesn't come back and Larry can retire early and Phoebe will get the best education available? Or do I seek to use the extra money we do have to see lost souls won for Christ trusting in the Lord that if He wants Phoebe to go to college that He'll provide the means to do so? So as I wonder about what my reaction will be to these thoughts my daughter is telling me to get the gettin'- she's hungry and we need to leave. Pray for me- I need all the help in parenting I can get. :-D And the Lord is the prefect parent! :-D God has blessed me so richly! I love mi buena vida.