About a week ago I subconsciously started getting a little stressed. I have three kids to care for this year, school for Addie, preschool for Doak, household stuff, bills, grocery shopping, helping out at church, doing all I can to support the football team.......it can overwhelm me pretty easily if I let it.
Yesterday I had a few minutes of quiet before church where I sat and listened and attempted to be still. God reminded me what is important. So this year here's what I'm praying God will help me to do.
My family is first. I will take care of Keri and our children before I try to do anything extra. I will not stress about keeping my house perfectly clean. When I have the choice to clean or play with the kids or listen to my first grader read, I will leave the vacuum behind. I will not plan anything for our weekends except things that will be restful and uplifting. I will not beg Keri to rush home on Saturdays so we can drive 30 minutes to meet people for dinner. I will take my babies up to the field house and let them run on the field to hug their Daddy during practice. I will drop by Keri's school with a Sonic drink just because. I will stay in my pajamas at least once a week. I will cook for my family, but I won't make myself feel guilty about chicken nuggets or pizza every once in a while. I will be on time to games and school but will try to be relaxed every other time we leave the house. In moments of high stress, I will stop what I'm doing, sit down on the couch with my three precious kids and read a book or watch a movie. I will breathe deeply and ask for God to sustain me. With God's help, I'm praying that our family will not only survive football season, but that we will thrive!
LET'S GO COYOTES!
4 comments:
Nice job planning all that out and relying on the Lord. Thanks for the reminder of what's truly important.
i love this! i need to print it out! J went back to school on the 25th, so i've been gearing up and praying up too. M starts kindergarten in a few weeks. SOB! :0)
what a wonderful outlook and plan. i love this! happy football season for your whole family:)
Reading this was perfect timing for me. Had small meltdown / overwhelming moment tonight so this was a perfect reminder of a few things that I need to focus on for the next few months. Thanks for sharing your heart.
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