When I grow up...

          As a little kid growing up in a migrant camp in California, I only knew the world based on what I saw on TV, read in books and experienced with my family. Not only was I a book worm, but I watched  shows that were far removed from what I knew. Maybe it was my adventurous spirit, maybe my restless soul, but I wanted to be famous! Not Paris Hilton or Kim K famous, no, I wanted to be...ready for it? Connie Chung. Yup, a news anchor. I wanted to let people in on what was going on in the world around them.

     This is what I pictured a day in the life of Fee Chung...8 am, get up and get made up, wear neat clothing. Have a wonderful breakfast with interesting people. 10 am, meander into work and do pretty much what I want to do because I am the star of the show. 12 noon, Read books and watch fantastic movies. Have long interesting conversations with people of different opinions than myself. 5 pm, showtime! This would be the hardest time of the day for me because I would have to come up with something new and enticing so that I would not lose my fans. 6 pm, go for a nice walk around town to see how the 'others' live, and I rejoice in the fabulous life that I live. 8 pm, get together with someone special for a late night entertainment. Bedtime at around midnight.

     Lets compare that to my current life as a stay at home mom. 8 am, I have already been up for at least and hour or two and have my make up on. My clothing is neat, yup- I never wear wrinkled clothes unless I don't want to iron. LOL!! Breakfast time is always with interesting people, have you ever listened to what kids have to say (especially mine) and not been completely sucked in? 10 am, I meander into the laundry room and lets be honest, I do only what I want to do that day because I am the star (mom).  12 noon, I read books (Where the Wild things are and any other request the kids may have.) And I watch fantastic movies everyday, Princess and the frog, God made you special, Beauty and the Beast, etc. 5 pm is still showtime, anyone who has ever had to make dinner for a family day in and day out knows how hard it is to come up with something new and enticing every single day. It feels like the biggest production of the day! 6 pm, walk around town, only instead of looking like Sarah Jessica, I look like Sarah plain and small, with an entourage of scooters and tricycles in tow. I see how the 'others' live, and still thank God and rejoice for everything that I have. 8 pm is still entertainment time. Try getting three kids into bed without a huge production, prayers for everything from the family to the curtains and the carpet, reading of the bible, and the usual, "I am thirsty, hungry, have to use the restroom, mom he's talking, stop coming into my room....MOM!!!" Oh, it is entertaining alright!! And last but not least, bedtime is still at midnight.

     So all things considered I think that I have the best life that I could have asked for. I had a job that I loved, but I was missing out on the things that mattered the most to me. I wanted to kiss cocos (injuries) and debate peanut butter vs. grilled cheese, and be the recipient all of those spur of the moment hugs and kisses.  Do I wish that I was famous now? No, being the star of my crazy life is enough, celebrity would distract from that which is important in my life, following God, being the best wife that I can be, and raising my children to follow God. My hope is that through everyday interactions I can influence people in a good way and that my life is something that I can bring before God and not have to feel ashamed.

     All things considered, I could have been rich and famous and married to Maury P. EEewww...well, thank God for His enormous wisdom and for unanswered prayers.