We might not have the newest electronics. Our kids might have to work to earn that electric scooter. We might not go on fancy vacations—or any vacations at all.
When we do eat out, we might split an adult meal between the little ones, because eating out is a rare treat. We might pay for a movie at home instead of going to the theater.
We might tell them, “No, it’s not in the budget.”
We might drive them to football practice in a 20-year-old car. We might put away just a little bit each month for retirement one day. We might not take them on that dream trip while they’re kids.
We might not do much by the world’s standards—but we are loving the simple life.
What would they tell you, though? They love camping trips with their grandma and cousins.
They love the smell of warm homemade cookies and pumpkin bread filling the house.
They love playing Go Fish in our bed on a slow Saturday morning.
They love helping make pancakes and sprinkling mini chocolate chips.
They love walking around the block with their mom and siblings, waving to neighbors along the way. They love sleeping in and snuggling with the purring kitties on a rainy day.
They love our Christmas movie marathons. They want to swim every day in the summer at the local pool.
We might not have a fancy life. But we have a simply delightful one.
And I think they’ll appreciate it one day.
As Proverbs 15:16 reminds us: “Better a little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth with turmoil.”
Originally published on the author’s blog
by Kimberly Willingham Hubbard 
by Larissa Darter 
by Kelsey Scism 
