If you give a stay-at-home mom a cookie, she’s going to wonder whether it’s too early in the day to eat one.

When she wonders if it’s too early, she’ll look at the clock for the time.

When she looks at the clock, she’ll say, “Oh, shoot!  We’ve got to leave in ten minutes for that birthday party!  Everyone get your shoes on ASAP!”

When she tells everyone to get their shoes on ASAP, all the children will move like molasses.

When the children move like molasses, she’ll be reminded she needs to go to the grocery store to pick up molasses for her dinner recipe.

When she wonders what other ingredients she’ll need, she’ll remember that the recipe she’s making was posted on Facebook.

When she looks up the recipe on Facebook, she’ll see that the friend who posted the recipe isn’t feeling well.

She’ll decide to make her some homemade chicken noodle soup to bring over…you know, in her “spare time”.

When she decides to make the soup, she’ll decide NOT to rely on her memory and instead scribble her list of everything she needs at the grocery store.

Once her list is scribbled, she’ll grab up the kids (and their shoes that are still on the floor) and load them into the car for the grocery store.

When she loads them into the car, she’ll realize it looks like the fruit snack factory and the library started World War III in the back seat.

When she thinks about the library, she’ll recall that the library books all over the back seat are overdue and need to be returned.

When she returns the books to the library, she’ll pay $38 in fines and will then be determined to save money for the kids’ college fund.  So she picks up a newspaper with coupons in it.

As she quickly rips coupons in the car, she’ll find some for the grocery store and will remember she still needs to go before the birthday party.

When she’s in the grocery store, she’ll grab a basket to carry her items in.

As she’s walking with her basket, she’ll see ten additional things she needs and will exchange the basket for a cart.

After getting her cart, she’ll miraculously find all the ingredients on her list (even though she left the list on the kitchen counter).  She’ll get in line.

Once she’s in line, she’ll remembers about the birthday party and have to give up her spot in line to get a card.

Once they’re in the birthday card section, two out of three of her kids will say they have to go to the restroom…on the opposite side of the store.

Once she’s in the restroom helping her kids pee, she’ll look at the questionable toilet seat and will be reminded that the flu is going around.

When she thinks about the flu, she’ll scrub those kids’ hands raw!

When she sees how dry her kids’ skin is, she’ll feel bad and pick up some paraben-free lotion on the way to the checkout aisle.

As she’s lotioning up her children’s hands in the checkout aisle, they’ll complain about being hungry.

When they complain about being hungry, she’ll remind them that they ate a family-size bag of veggie straws and a package of string cheese 15 minutes ago.

When she reminds them of that, they’ll say, “But I’m still hungry!”

When they say they’re still hungry, she’ll say, “You shouldn’t be.”

When she says they shouldn’t be, they’ll say, “But we are!”

When they say they are, she’ll reluctantly look at the rack of candy and snacks in the checkout aisle.

As she scans over the snacks, she’ll remember she didn’t eat breakfast and her stomach will grumble.

When her stomach grumbles, she’ll gaze longingly at a bag of cookies.

And chances are, if she gazes longingly at a bag of cookies, she’s going to wonder whether it’s too early in the day to eat one.

 

Fellow stay-at-home moms, you make so many decisions over the course of the day.  Be encouraged: your job is important & valuable!  God sees your day and all you do.  And don’t worry…it’s never too early to eat a cookie.

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