I'm going to start this post by saying that I'm more blessed than I deserve. I have no idea how I got such great family and such great friends, but I did, and I'm so thankful for each and every person in my life!
I've realized over the past week that I'm losing my mind. Truly! Life is becoming overwhelming. I am forgetting things that are very important, such as assignments. I feel overwhelmed, exhausted, nauseous, and emotional. This is by far the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. Being pregnant and having two babies is extremely difficult. I am truly in awe of you mommies that have done it plus some!
I've had to let a lot of things slide here lately. I'm being pulled in a million directions, so it feels. My children are such a blessing, but they are truly exhausting. My home is untidy. My floors unvacuumed, and piles of laundry in my laundry basket. I've got two papers to write that are due next Tuesday. Plus 6 math assignments due next Wednesday. I also have a months worth of lesson plans to do for my class. I also have about 10 ornament art projects to put together.
My children are getting used to playing by themselves. I think I dislike that the most. It takes so much energy for me to do the smallest task, and I don't have the extra umph to do all of the fun things with my daughters like I used to. Thank God for Maddy. She is truly helping me out more than she knows.
Ah, and there is my husband. As much as he huffs and puffs, he really steps up to help me around the house. He's quick to get me what I need and truly understands when I'm sick or just feeling bad. He's kept the house in order, the laundry manageable and he keeps me motivated. He's my rock. He also goes to school and works 50 + hours a week. And yet he still finds time to make sure I know he loves me, and will always take care of me. And he truly understands that this pregnancy has been more difficult on me so far than the girls. He truly understands that I have zero energy, I've had terrible morning sickness, basically I've been useless! God Bless him.
Praise God he gave me the energy to get all of my Christmas Shopping done today. And I'm in budget, which is another blessing!
I've been neglecting relationships lately. I've let friendships slide, and haven't stayed in touch with family. But most importantly I've lost contact with my Lord and Savior. I turn to him so much during the day for guidance and patience. But I haven't sat down in a long time and just talked to him. I need to set aside time each day for just him and I. Maybe in the mornings while I'm cooking breakfast before everyone wakes up?
Mama's how are you doing it??? How do you balance your families with your God and your other responsibilities? Elizabeth? I feel like I'm letting too much go......
I am sorry to vent on the blog. I don't like negativity. But I feel better now.
God is so good. I am just in awe of his glory and his love every single moment of every single day. He knows what we need and what we don't need. He gives and he takes. I know and I trust that this difficult time will pass, and that I will only become stronger from it. I know that God truly has a plan for my life, and this baby is a huge part of it!
Monday we have another midwife appointment and I'll hopefully get a recording of the heartbeat and if I can, I'll post it! I'm so excited.
May God Bless every single one of you on this blessed Thanksgiving. Have fun and be safe and enjoy every moment with your family!!!
~Blessings~
I have a question for you:
If you say that Obama is a socialist and the govt will be interferring more in our lives, then what don't you think that the Govt has no right to tell a woman she can have an abortion or a gay couple that they can not have a wedding and marriage?
Also we all preach seperation of church and state, but we bring religion in on abortion "stating its Morally wrong (unchrisitan) or that marriage is between a man and women because the "Bible" says so. that is not a seperation there.
Now I personally would not do either but I can not tell others what to do with thier lives its thier business and they have to answer to the one above later.
What's next telling a women how to have a baby C section vs Natural way (the way they did it in the Bible), or What about Divorce are we going to say that no one can get a divorce because the Bible says its wrong?
Some things in our lives the govt should not be involved in esp if the reasons are because of morals and the Bible
Let me try to answer your question.
1st--The govt has certain responsibiilities, making/enforcing laws, protection, that sort of thing. It is not about taking away womens rights but protecting the rights of the unborn. While I am conservative and don't believe the govt. should interfere in peoples lives, neither should they advocate by complacency the wholesale slaughter of innocent children.
2nd--I don't know who "we all" are, but for the most part it is the liberal movement preaching separation of church and state. Our founding fathers had very little to say on the subject, but set up our country using Christian principles. Separation of church and state is not anywhere in the constitution. While I don't believe in a church run state, neither do I think we should disregard Biblical morality. You see, the "we all" movement wants to rid us of Biblical morality, but when that is gone all that is left is an agnostic lack of conventional morality. Neither one should run the country, but we should also not leave all to only one.
Thanks for your time.