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Quiet- Five Minute Friday

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I love music.  When I was a child I use to blare the music and my mother would ask me to turn it down (or off).  I never understood this behavior until I became a mother myself.  Now I crave the quiet.  I still love music, but with all the chaos that can fill one day, I dream and ache for quiet.  
Instead, I hear little voices, music, the television, blocks, toy cars crashing together and flying along end tables and kitchen counters and sometimes even my backside.  I hear, Mommy, I need this, and Mommy, he’s hitting me.  

But I know, all too well, that one day I will miss the music in my life called noise.  I will miss little squeaky voices as they turn from boy to man, I will miss the blocks crashing and the match box cars vrooming and, even the fighting and whining.  I will miss the stomping of little feet as they hit the floor and come crowding  into our marriage bed.
So I’ll cherish the music of noise today and steal away quiet moments as they arrive.  Like the occasional warm shower, trip to the mailbox, and the grocery shopping vacation.  Yes, vacation.  Right?
I will cherish these moments… for the quiet years will come, and then what?  I might just miss it all.

Linking up with one of my favorite parts of the week:  FIVE MINUTE FRIDAY.

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  2. I too love music. I live in a family of worship leaders, so there are always instruments being played and voices singing. I love how you paint this picture of the music of life. Our little ones grow up all too fast. My oldest just got married in June! Treasuring the quiet of these moments along with you.

  3. When the house if full of little ones we have to find spots of soul quiet. Love your idea of a grocery shopping vacation – so, so true!

  4. How many times have I thought this:
    “But I know, all too well, that one day I will miss the music in my life called noise.” I remember longing for the sounds. Now, I think of hushing the sounds. NO! May I relish in every one ~ asking, questioning, begging, loving…