Time is funny. There are days that fly by, leaving us feeling hurried along like a leaf in the wind, and there are days where we're left wondering how we are going to fill the hours waiting for night. I feel like the former is true for parents of older children, and the latter describes the life of moms of toddlers and babies.

It struck me a few weeks ago how fickle we can be about time. What a trial it can be to spend “all our time” on a task that feels like a nuscience, even though it must be done. I watched a lady, a leader in the community, an educated woman, set with the charge of refilling small bottles of school glue to put on tables for kids to use. She set herself on this task. She saw a need, she took the time. There must have been fifty bottles sitting there waiting to be filled, and there was not a hint of annoyance on her face, she was purposeful, careful, diligent. It didn't matter that there was a room full of teenagers that could have taken on that menial task, she was serving in this small way, setting an example of what a good leader looks like.

Who are we serving? I hope that I am a mother who shows her children how to serve even when no one sees, I pray that I am a teacher whose students learn that a leader is never too qualified to serve. Our time spent serving is never wasted.

Time is funny, but it is also short. I pray that we all go into this school year with a willingness to learn along with our children.