| I was shopping at Target today and when I passed by all the school supplies I started to get real excited. Because when the stores put out all the school supplies it means that fall is on the way and all the fabulous things that come along with it! Definitely my favorite season.  |
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| Question for all you moms out there. Which baby carrier would you recommend? I am wanting to get one but I would like your imput first! Thanks! |
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| My dear friend Alanna came over today and taught me how to make homemade baby food! It is so easy and so much cheaper than buying it. I bought three sweet potatoes, a butternut squash and a bag of frozen peas and spent around $8.00. And when all is said and done I have made enough veggies to last for a couple of months. Jackson won't start eating solids for about another month and a half, but I have a good head start! And the food keeps in the freezer for a few months so it is so easy to make a ton of it ahead of time. I can't wait to try some fruits. Be inspired moms!!! You can do it too! :) |
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| I know that I posted in my lasty entry that life was great, and it is... but even in the middle of life being great, sometimes I feel very tired. Tired of not getting enough sleep, tired of being in my house, tired of days going by without hardly any real adult conversation. (you moms know what I am talking about! ) I'm not complaining or having a woe is me attitude, I am just being honest about how I feel. I miss having time to myself. I miss being more involved in Master's. I miss grocery shopping by myself. And most of all, I miss having all the time I want to spend with the Lord. Being a mom is hard. And some days I don't know if I am doing it right. And I feel guilty for missing all the things I listed previously. Because "good moms" are supposed to be selfless and always put their kids first before themselves and never get annoyed at their children and never yell out of anger and have neverending patience...
Well, let me tell you - sometimes I am selfish and I do get annoyed and I have yelled out of anger and my patience is far from neverending. But even in the middle of all that, I know that I wouldn't trade my life for anything. Not for better sleep or solo shopping trips. And every day God is teaching me that my kids are really His kids and that He has entrusted them to me for a while. And it is so pleasing to Him when I tuck Elena in and when I am holding Jackson and when I am cleaning up puke of my carpet because Elena was sick and when I get up at 4 am to console Jackson when his teeth are hurting. These things are just as much "unto the Lord" as spending 3 hours a day in prayer and Bible study. So at the end of the day, I can rest assured knowing this: I am going to have feelings like this. It is normal. Every mom feels these things at one time or another. God is aware of how I feel. He thinks I am normal. And He will give me the strength I need to make it through each and every day as it comes. After all, His grace is sufficient for me. Thank you Lord. |
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