Moments Like These

I had just finished Steam Mopping my kitchen floors (a miracle in itself) and was on my way to finishing the living room and dining room when I heard an excited little boy shouting things about the Garbage Truck outside our home. I heard him moving the kitchen blinds and started towards the kitchen, worried that he'd pull down a blind. I was too late. The blinds were safe (albeit a little bent) but my poor beautiful plant was not. It was a housewarming gift from Aunt Angela and it was doing so well in the front kitchen window. Not to mention my just-cleaned floors!It was a moment where I didn't know whether to scream, cry, or laugh. So I breathed. I reassured Henry that it was ok, just an accident. And I breathed. I prayed. And I remembered that these days are so short. Lord willing, I'll have many days with beautiful plants in windowsills but not so many days with little boys to knock them. I picked up the plants and put them in a little tin bowl I had just purchased from the second hand. I still need to repot it properly, but for now it looks cheerful and my plants are happy.