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I’ve got a lot to do this week. Our consecration service is Saturday. I’m supposed to be consecrated and I don’t have a shirt, suit, or shoes. We still have a lot to do for that as well. I am also planning a birthday party for Aaron. So far, it’s camp themed. Should be an interesting week. BTW, soccer practice has started and as of Friday, I officially became a soccer mom. COOL.
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Last week, God really dealt with me about setting unrealistic goals and he is currently dealing with me as far as the pride that rises up when I get overwhelmed. I was determined to try and get organized as far as my day, the children, work, and home goes but I would just write a list of stuff and not account for the fact the that the children would be a distraction ( or get hungry, need to be dressed, or would have an accident or even be kids) or that Pastor would call me asking me to do something right now that he needed two weeks ago, or that my husband would need me to bring him lunch or ask me a question about the building of our house. There would just be this list of stuff and at the end of the day I would feel defeated and overwhelmed because I couldn’t get done and live up to my Superwoman status. What I found is that I have to be focused on one task at a time. So, when I am giving the kids a bath, I can’t wash the dishes. When it’s laundry day I can’t focus on the fact that there is laundry all over the house but focus on one load at a time until I have it all done.
With all of this in mind, I wake up every morning now and pray for God to help me remain focused. I pray over what I know we have to do that day and ask God to help me keep it together when distractions come and even things that I don’t have planned (curveballs).
God, Thank you on reminding me the importance of being focused. Most importantly, in everything I do help me to remain focused on you. Amen.
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I have been busy between meltdowns and projects so here’s what’s going on:
1. I realized that I set unrealistic goals for my day and then when i don’t accomplish most of them or any of them I almost breakdown but mostly become overwhelmed.
2. Lately it seems that every granny is trying to compete with me so I have resorted to just staying at home and we’ll just visit for a couple of hours. My kids think they live everywhere but home so now we will be at home more often
3. I am learning to juggle being the executive pastor and spending more time with my kids. I love what I do for God, across the board but I am finding it difficult to find a good balance.
4. Jo-jo is learning to walk by himself. Often he will stand up and take a couple of steps then sit down. We have encouraged him to continue walking by himself but its the bigger little kids who always think they need to pick him up and hold him. In addition to this, Jo started taking baths in the tub with the big kids. He loves it. My husband had a fit.
5. WE MADE IT IN!!!!! Yes, I got my letter today that said that we were approved for the Ohio Education Choice Scholarship! I am so excited. Private School at Public School cost. I am so excited. The Dayton Public School system just knew that they had us….nope, trick no good. We are uniform and public school free. Thank Ya JESUS.
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Right now the only noises that are going on in my house is the sound of the TV, which is playing Without a Trace. I am feeling a little defeated because I woke up this morning without a plan or a little bit of a plan or just knowing I need to go to the grocery store. I woke up with a short fuse as well. The crying started early and lasted until I put them in the bed. But only by God’s grace. I am finding it hard to stay consistent every day with 6 schedules that I have to maintain and keep, and Aaron can often be really random which is irritating. I got him a workbook but i feel as if maybe I need to throw in another chore in order to keep things in balance. That’s just the kids though, I have got laundry lying around the house again, clean and dirty. I have people asking me where stuff is instead of realizing that the clean clothes are in baskets and maybe I am not making the cut. I have two family members in the hospital who obviously feel like unless I come and visit there is no hope insight for them. One is calling me every five minutes to ask me what the kids are doing, the other my mom is calling me from Israel to check on their progress and I am feeling awful that I have only seen them 2 times since they been there. I am overwhelmed. Just overwhelmed. thanks for listening. I am going to take this one to Jesus.
Let’s me just start by saying that I was determined to get something done, so I put the kids in the backyard with some toys and balls. What I found is that the little kids went on an adventure and just started doing stuff, It was Aaron who decided that he was bored after being outside 30 minutes. Add bubbles to this and you get good wholesome fun. Otis was covered from head to toe in bubbles. Gabrielle too.
Fast Foward….
after I get everybody cleaned up and they at least took a little bit of a nap, we go to the movies, which almost wouldn’t have happened if it wouldn’t have been for my husband. We saw Kung Fu Panda, way funnier than Hoodwinked. Story line was great and it was a movie you wanted to follow from beginning to end and not get bored. Otis and Gabrielle started fighting over a drink toward the end but overall great family fun.
I love my husband and even though this is a true statement and our anniversary just passed, we did everything but celebrate it and things have just been so (insert your own word here) that we haven’t had true time to just spend with each other. With this being the case I am beginning to see our relationship show signs of needing to be recisitated. Lack of making time for each other, indecisive and unpredictiable babysitters, and children being children has resulted in a “ho-hum” feeling about each other. So I decided to do something different to day. I planned the date and I am so excited about it too. We are going to get a bite to eat, where we will get o know each other better, and we will not talk about church, work, or the kids. Then we will end the evening with a movie and movie treats that we will share as we watch our movie and not worry about the price of going to the movies. I am excited. Usually we go out and even though it is the two of us physically there ALL of our problems usually come with us and that is the forum we use to talk about and hash out all the things we have been dying to tell each other about. So I am excited. i better get off here. I have got a date and he might be my mate and that would be soo great, great, great, great, grrrrreat!
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Who needs mom to find them something to do. Not my kids. We are watching Nick Jr. and I look up and Gabrielle has grabbed her cover and they made a tent. Now they are driving cars on each other. We might make some play-doh but I am a little interested in what else they are going to do. Yo gabba gabba was designed for babies.
