Thank you for your words of encouragement. I appreciate all the comments and Geli your comment made me laugh. By the way his job he is going to is a Police Officer so he is in training for that right now.
My husband reads my blog and saw that I was thinking of him. He laughed and said thanks but he did not have the long run like I thought. He still had "fitness" with their instructor Patty who they call "Satan" but at the end of the day he sounded much better than last Thursday so that made me happy.
To be honest with you all, these last two weeks have flown by. Not once have I had a selfish meltdown where I am kicking and screaming and mad my husband is not here to help. The reason for that is, he was not home much before when he worked with the family business so the only difference I find now is I do not talk to him whenever I want during the day and I always have to get up at night with the kids. I also think there is Divine intervention with my patience!
But what gets me through the days, even when he is here, is the fact that I think it is a blessing to serve my family. Yes, there are many days my selfish side takes over and I whine and complain about having to do everything. Truthfully, I do not mind doing most of the work I just feel disrespected when people take it forgranted.
There is a difference between being busy and being fruitful. I listen to Joyce Meyer on my ipod (you download the tv show for free). Last week she had a show called "Are you too busy?" She spoke of how you can fulfill God's will in your life to bear much fruit. When I heard her message it made me realize how I need to change my perspective some days. You know the days where the demands from your family make you want to RUN far, far away.
As a Mother we are always serving people and there are days where the serving gets to the point where we are feeling like we are left out. We think that those we are serving are frustrating us but in truth we are frustrating ourselves because we are trying to do to much and have not given ourselves a break. We all have a to do list and sometimes we do not even put ourselves on that list because we think that will be selfish. It's all about balance and choosing to do those things that "bear much fruit" (Joyce talks about this around the 16 minute mark). Living a life with passion, a passion that we know God has given us...the direction he has put us in and going towards that with full force.
I'll be honest I am not sure what my true destiny is just yet. I know I love being a Mother but I think there is more for me yet. There are days I let myself and others down because I can be really bad at being a "good" Mom. But it is in those bad moments where I find I learn the most about myself. Those moments are where we learn but first you have to be willing to be vulnerable and admit when your wrong and ask for forgiveness.
So today if your having one of those "busy" days, remember to go about it with joy in serving others. Go live within the "fruits of the spirit" and just see how much better your day can be.
My husband reads my blog and saw that I was thinking of him. He laughed and said thanks but he did not have the long run like I thought. He still had "fitness" with their instructor Patty who they call "Satan" but at the end of the day he sounded much better than last Thursday so that made me happy.
To be honest with you all, these last two weeks have flown by. Not once have I had a selfish meltdown where I am kicking and screaming and mad my husband is not here to help. The reason for that is, he was not home much before when he worked with the family business so the only difference I find now is I do not talk to him whenever I want during the day and I always have to get up at night with the kids. I also think there is Divine intervention with my patience!
But what gets me through the days, even when he is here, is the fact that I think it is a blessing to serve my family. Yes, there are many days my selfish side takes over and I whine and complain about having to do everything. Truthfully, I do not mind doing most of the work I just feel disrespected when people take it forgranted.
There is a difference between being busy and being fruitful. I listen to Joyce Meyer on my ipod (you download the tv show for free). Last week she had a show called "Are you too busy?" She spoke of how you can fulfill God's will in your life to bear much fruit. When I heard her message it made me realize how I need to change my perspective some days. You know the days where the demands from your family make you want to RUN far, far away.
As a Mother we are always serving people and there are days where the serving gets to the point where we are feeling like we are left out. We think that those we are serving are frustrating us but in truth we are frustrating ourselves because we are trying to do to much and have not given ourselves a break. We all have a to do list and sometimes we do not even put ourselves on that list because we think that will be selfish. It's all about balance and choosing to do those things that "bear much fruit" (Joyce talks about this around the 16 minute mark). Living a life with passion, a passion that we know God has given us...the direction he has put us in and going towards that with full force.
I'll be honest I am not sure what my true destiny is just yet. I know I love being a Mother but I think there is more for me yet. There are days I let myself and others down because I can be really bad at being a "good" Mom. But it is in those bad moments where I find I learn the most about myself. Those moments are where we learn but first you have to be willing to be vulnerable and admit when your wrong and ask for forgiveness.
So today if your having one of those "busy" days, remember to go about it with joy in serving others. Go live within the "fruits of the spirit" and just see how much better your day can be.
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. "
Galatians 5 v2-23 NIV
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