Just the Joy....

Okay, so today I was cleaning the kids' bathroom and I asked Jake if he wanted to scrub the toilet. Now I know, why would anyone want to scrub the toilet, right? But usually Jake really enjoys helping me out and trying new things. Lately he's been into scrubbing the toilet with the scrub brush. For his effort I let him pick out a quarter from the massive change jar we have. Anyway, today I asked him if he wanted to help and he said he did. So he came into the bathroom and said, "Am I going to get a quarter for this?" Now, I don't know why, but I said, "No, you will just get the joy and satisfaction of a job well done." Then he replied, "Oh, no thanks then." So, don't get me wrong, it didn't surprise me or even disappoint me. He's 6. But as I continued cleaning the bathroom it got me thinking. It got me thinking about why I do things. I thought about all the jobs I do, and mostly (especially as a Mom that stays at home all the time) I don't get paid and often the things I do go completely unrecognized. So, all I have is....the joy and satisfaction of a job well done. I think that alone should mean more to me. Anyway, those were my musing for the day.