Today I am at my home and it is quiet and peaceful and I’m feeling blessed to be here. The kids are sleeping soundly (and late woohoo!!) I debated if I should enjoy this blissful quiet asleep or awake. I opted for awake. So rarely do I get a moment of solitude and quiet. I’m… Continue reading The Burden of Blessing
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Hanging by a Thread
Tonight was exceedingly rough. I really dislike those nights. So instead of sleeping I decided to write. I can’t sleep anyway…don’t want to wake up any friends…and I’ve already poured out my heart to God face first in the carpet. I’m back to those days. My face in the carpet days. I don’t have a… Continue reading Hanging by a Thread
Are You Feeling Toddlerish? I Have Some Fruit That Can Help.
It’s official. I’m 5 years old. I’m fussy. I’d like to stomp my feet. I could plop down on my bum and cry. And I definitely don’t feel like sharing. I feel like I’ve shared quite enough already. I’ve long said…well, 5 years long…that it’s important not to make our children feel badly about spending… Continue reading Are You Feeling Toddlerish? I Have Some Fruit That Can Help.
Got Direction?
Does anyone else have a pile of book on or around their nightstand? Mine is getting to the point of ridiculous. Not only that but there are books on the chest at the foot of my bed, stacked in bookshelves throughout my house, and in various bags I carry around in the off chance I’ll… Continue reading Got Direction?
sensory issues, socks, and serious stuff
So the other morning, my youngest daughter decided to completely fall apart about socks. To say it was a disaster is putting it mildly. About 5 minutes into the exchange, I realized that I was acting more immature than my 6 year old. I wasn’t sure how to stop the spiral, so unfortunately….I didn’t. I… Continue reading sensory issues, socks, and serious stuff
My Lists and My Lord
Sanity in the Storm
Why is it that I’m most productive, energetic, and awake after eleven pm? Seriously. Why can’t I be a morning person? Actually I think I would be if I would just GO TO SLEEP ALREADY! I know if I put my head on my pillow I’d be sound asleep in seconds and yet I’m sitting here typing…goofball.
I’ve just gotta get on a better schedule…it’s probably going to mean that I don’t get much done for at least a day…or a night. But golly it would be a good thing to do!
I’m highly motivated to get things done. I’ve started writing down a lot of to-do lists and I’m thoroughly enjoying checking things off. I feel much better about things…although there are definitely days when I don’t have the pleasure of checking off many things on my list. Days when things just don’t go as planned and everything goes wonky on me.
I’m finding that much of my success depends on my attitude. A positive attitude seems to enable me to accomplish more. I think it’s because I’m not allowing myself to feel or be defeated by the day.
I trust God even when things go kablooey. I know that God will use even the craziest of days to help me be the woman He designed me to be.
The blog I’m sharing from MomLifeToday.com, Sanity in the Storm, is one a wrote about a totally different kind of list…my list of things that overwhelm. Unfortunately I seem to be able to check everything on that list almost daily. I do definitely struggle with the whole overwhelmed thing…entirely too much if you ask me. Especially considering I KNOW that God loves me and will not give me more than I can handle with Him.
The problem is that I keep trying to handle everything without Him. Again…goofball.
I do know without a doubt that God did not make me to be overwhelmed nor did He make me to do my life without Him. I’m made for so much more…I’m made for love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, self-control…all those fruit of the Spirit…and I’m made for relationship with my Lord and Savior! I’m made to do this life with Him.
And I’m so thankful because I can’t imagine any other way to do it!
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Am I a minute from angry? Or a minute from peace?
“Momma! Look there’s a tea with the word Relax on it! You should get that!” “Yes. Yes I should!” I replied. And although the tea is very yummy and I’ve had several glasses, it has not helped me relax…or I’m just too stressed for words or tea or anything… I hate being stressed. I can… Continue reading Am I a minute from angry? Or a minute from peace?
Joyfully Enduring
Endurance: n. 1. The act, quality, or power of withstanding hardship or stress. 2. The state or fact of persevering: continuing survival. This past weekend I was blessed to hear a sermon about endurance. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to take notes because I’d left my purse, Bible and notebook in the car in my mad… Continue reading Joyfully Enduring
My Newest MomLife Today post!
This month at www.MomLifeToday.com we are dealing with that age-old mommy problem – anger. Mom’s March MADness!
I know that I struggle with this…it’s so easy to get overwhelmed and feel frustrated. There are days when fire and smoke spew from my ears and words I’d rather keep to myself spill from my lips. It’s definitely a huge prayer in my life…that God would give me the strength to rise about the frustrations. I would like to really show the fruit of the Spirit – love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22). After all God has already given them to me…why is it so difficult to use them, show them, and offer them? I believe this is another one of those things I do in God’s strength…with God’s perspective. Let us join together and pray that God will give us an overflowing of the fruit of the Spirit in our lives so that we can bless our children. And maybe stop the smoke and fire :)!
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Leaving is Not an Option…This Family is About Staying
There is something profoundly painful about a child saying they want to leave. It cuts to the core. I know that when my children say things like, “I’ll just go live with Dad,” or “I’ll just go live with insert name” or even “I want a different mommy,” it’s more about being frustrated than actually… Continue reading Leaving is Not an Option…This Family is About Staying
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