My Mondays are rivaled only by my Wednesdays, when I spend my time volunteering with Bry's class during the day then helping prepare and serve dinner for our Wednesday night dinner ministry, followed by co-leading an 11th and 12th grade small group.
So the current hats I wear (in no particular order) are:
Wife
Mom
Wednesday night dinner ministry co-leader
Small group co-leader (Wednesday night)
Small group host (Monday night)
Dugout Mom/co-team Mom (whenever we have games)
Sunday School teacher, Sundays every other month
Class Mom, which includes volunteering every Wednesday and extra if needed for special events
PTA member
Nursery worker, once about every other month or so
VBS director
Produce bagger/delivery person
Yup. I'm super busy. I'm busier now than I was when I was working. Know what all this stuff has in common, though? It's all stuff I choose to do. It's all stuff God has led me to do. It's all stuff I can do with my kids. It's all stuff I was meant to do. I was not meant to sit behind a desk all day. I have the utmost respect for moms who work full time and still manage to get dinner on the table and homework completed and attend t-ball practices and games and everything in between. I would never have time for all of these activities if I was still working.
I know it seems like I'm too busy to keep a clean house, like I complain about, or to keep up with laundry or make dinner or do crafts. And that may be part of my incompetence. But, truthfully, even when I'm home with no activities planned, my daughter isn't exactly keen on letting me get stuff done around the house. There is a fine line between Diva and devil...and she crosses it often! But more on that later.
The point I am trying to make today is this: When I look back on my busiest days I feel incredibly blessed. I would never have even met the lady who runs the Neighborhood Garden if I was working, and I certainly wouldn't be working for her. I couldn't host a Bible study at my home because there wouldn't be any time to get Bry's homework done or the house ready or cook for it if I had to work. I couldn't be team mom because of all the time and energy it requires. And every last one of these activities includes my kids, except the Sunday School and teen small group. In those cases my kids are in their own classes, which is still great.
I can do all of these activities and spend time with my children at the same time. I am so blessed my heart may burst thinking about it. Thank you for allowing me to share it all with you!
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| Bry at Show N Tell. He's telling about his sunglasses. |
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| Lynnie just being cute |
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| Playing together sweetly |
On to my day.
Frustrating: The only really frustrating part of my day occurred when I realized I had totally forgotten to go buy Ziplocs to separate some produce stuff. We need a bunch each day. Luckily I had a bunch on hand, but they were all Toy Story or Cars themed. So it is kind of funny that everyone who bought a bag of produce today ended up with Cars or Toy Story themed bags for their garlic and mushrooms! I hate being so forgetful! Oh yeah, and Bry couldn't find his hat before his t-ball game, which made stuff really stressful for awhile. I swear, I don't know how many times we tell him specifically where to put it and it still ends up on the floor or under his bed. I just don't get it!
Awesome: 1. The most amazing babysitter EVER came over around noon today. She took care of Lynnie for me while I cleaned up after packing the produce bags and even went to get Bryant from school. She stayed until Mike got home so I could actually get the house ready for small group. I didn't even shove stuff in my room to clean up today! And, as an added blessing, she didn't accept any payment whatsoever - she did it to get credit for volunteer hours for her school! I mean, WOW!!!! 2. Bryant and his team did really well in their game. So well, in fact, that they scored 30 runs and Coach Ed is treating them to a pizza party in a couple of weeks to celebrate! 3. I saved the best for last again. I didn't have anyone to keep an eye on Lynnie while I was packing produce today. More often than not, Mike is home for at least a little while and can keep her entertained so we can get done quickly. Well, that was not the case today, but she was a perfect angel anyway. I think that may be the first time I've said that about my daughter, but she was P-E-R-F-E-C-T! I was so glad and so relieved!!!! :-D
What simple things (or major things) blessed you today?
What simple things (or major things) blessed you today?
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