Finally, a day that is below 80 degrees–a longing for those of us who have no air conditioning!
Sitting on my front porch listening to the aspen leaves crackle and dance in the wind.
Sharing the joy of one of my children being somewhat twitterpated.
Helping another child arrange rooms, people, places, airline tickets and talking about dreams and life before Scotland comes
Praying for Joel to get the Apple store job he applied for, and for a Christian roommate in Denver and for money to make throughout his master’s program.
Pondering if there is any hope of ever balancing my life.
Talking on the phone to a dear friend afar who is wondering the same thing.
Thinking the hardest overall thing in my life as a mom has been not having time alone on a regular basis-
yet, loving, now the moments I do have to just be with my children who now come and go-
but still wishing for time alone, to read, to just sit, to eventually clear all the messes
no, I take that back–if I could just have a secretary and a house-keeper to help me keep it all.
Wishing all of you and peaceful day.
and yes, I will announce the winners when my friend shows me how to take them off the thingy that I used to gather all the names! It is coming and I send love and wishes of peace to you all.
Guess I should eventually get dressed for the meeting ahead!
I love you, someone who talks like me and I UNDERSTAND!
I feel the same way, just younger children and a different set of little needs in their lives. I hear you, Sally! We are all in this together!
Loving this honest look into your day
I’m praying for you today.
“Pondering if there is any hope of ever balancing my life.” I do this every day!!! What a beautiful little peek into your mind and how refreshing to know I’m (we’re all!) not alone.
That not having regular time alone is huge, isn’t it? Not that I know what to do with it when I do get it but….
Great ponderings….
Thanks so much! I feel out of balance with all the juggling a mom has to do, so much of the time. It is so nice to know that someone as wonderful as you feels that way too. This has been a summer that is so far out of my control that the only thing I can grasp a hold of is my Bible. I am hanging on for dear life to His Words of life and hope. But then He uses people like you to add to the blessings. Thank you thank you.
Your front porch is BEAUTIFUL!! I wish I could just crawl into the computer screen and sit in those chairs.
While it’s always nice to know that I’m not the only one feeling that way, when the kids are young one always hopes it gets easier when they get older… then all the older moms tell me that isn’t how it works! Arg! (LOL!)
“if I could just have a secretary and a house-keeper to help me keep it all.”
Don’t we all have that same wish…
We once read an autobiography that when they described their mother, it talked about how perfect she was, that she was always calm and NEVER yelled at them. My own mom (who was reading it aloud) said “Just wait, there MUST be more to the story than that!”. Turns out there was… the father did all the discipline (by “thumping them atop the head” I think it said… LOL), and the mother had a cook, housekeeper, nanny, and gardener. I could probably be a much calmer mother under those circumstances too!
Blessed by your ponderings, Sally!
I am pondering today too . . . what to to with Emmi girl this year for school (keep her home, put her in a few classes), planning a co-op History class for the older kids, wondering if they will get “it’ all someday as we read Matthew in the sun for lunch, how to be more of a fun mom (I let them swim in their clothes right after lunch), summer is going too fast, does God what us to find a new publisher for the new Knight Chronicles series we are writing, what to make for dinner, . . . sweet Sally thanks for sharing you thoughts to encourage us!
I am going to start drinking the brand of juice called “POM” as it will remind me that I am a “Poured Out Mom”…:-)
Thank you for showing that being normal and not “all balanced” IS normal! Our family isn’t very balanced right now either…..my husband is having a season of CRAZY work hours, and the three little ones and I are recovering from a two-week cold. Small stuff in the grand scheme of things – but a time when the Lord has been showing me that “His grace is sufficient” for me…..whether I like the circumstances or not – and whether they change or not! Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I am always encouraged and challenged by your posts! Thank you!
How do keep all this thinking and wondering from becoming complaining? I just realized today (mind you I’m 28, married, and 2, going on 3 children), that I have a complaining personality. I may not complain outloud too much, but I find that I grumble and “wonder” about a lot in my head. I “wonder” when we’re ever going to have our own house in a nice town instead of being grateful for the home we do have. I grumble that I’m ALWAYS cleaning up but the house is never actually clean. I sigh to myself that the kids are so loud, so challenging, and so energetic, instead of raising my hands in praise that they are healthy and happy.
How do I change this about myself? Because surely there can’t be anything wrong with “wondering” the way you do in this post, but I almost feel sinful about the way I often think. And boy, the last thing I want to do is be ungrateful for all the blessings I have…and there are many.
You mean….you haven’t “arrived” yet? You still seek balance? Alone time? I don’t know if I feel better that I am not alone or worse because it seems like obtaining those things are just impossible.
I want to sit on your porch and listen to the aspen trees crackle and ponder balancing life with you
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Our summer travels have come to an end and I have a huge praise! When I came home Sunday evening, the first thing I did was spend time with my boys. The suitcase stayed packed for 2 days while we reconnected.
You are teaching me the value of putting things aside for relationship. It has been huge!
My husband flew to Colorado Springs last night for an interview today, hoping to hear those Aspens rustling soon, if the Lord wills!
“Thinking the hardest overall thing in my life as a mom has been not having time alone on a regular basis…”
Oh Sally, thank you for sharing this honest thought. As an introvert with young children (10, 6, and 2) the most difficult thing for me as a mother is that quiet moments alone are so hard to find. I cling to the comfort that I find in knowing that He equips me with His grace so that I can carry out what He calls me to do.
Oh and btw…we put the twitterpated clip from Bambi…you know with Owl explaining things to Bambi and Thumper in a photo slideshow to surprise my recently married SIL & BIL!
We called them the Twitterpated’s all the time! 