I'm Losing My Marbles!

There are definitely a few times a week if not more that I feel like I am losing my marbles in one way or another as I navigate through this crazy and wonderful life!  I really am losing my actual marbles every week, and it's one of the best little things keeping me grateful and in the moment.  It's actually something we've implemented called Legacy Marbles.  It was introduced to us in a sermon one Sunday at church.  The idea is that you only get 936 weeks from the time your child is born to the time they leave the house after high school graduation.  The concept is if we count our weeks, we make our weeks count more.  It's had an amazing impact on me.  It's helped me to focus more on what matters most, and spend more quality time with my kids.  My conversations are different with them, and I find myself enjoying moments more.  Every Sunday night I take a marble out of each kids jar and put it away in the bag the marbles came in.  It's a weekly ritual I've come to enjoy.  I meditate on the victories and even the shortcomings of the week, and say some prayers as I look forward to the next week.  Over time, you can see the marble levels decreasing.  This is not meant to depress, but rather to inspire us to perhaps live our days a little more intentionally.  In addition to the book, I bought the precounted bag of marbles.  You could buy your own, but last I calculated, the price is about the same, and it's worth it not to have to count them all!  You will have to count a while lot of them if you already have kids.  That was the hardest part!  I may have missed taking a marble or 2 out here and there, but I'll figure that out during the last few weeks of high school and adjust it then.  There are also special marbles for birthdays, graduation, and special events in the child's life.    I used 2 vases I found at the 99 Cent Store to display the marbles in.  One thing I thought about as I write this post - I really need to put some museum clay on them. We live in earthquake country and one big jolt would send them flying everywhere!  Check out this link HERE for more information on Legacy Marbles, the accompanying book, and how to purchase your own.  Cheers to losing your marbles!