It seems unlikely that NOW it would be time to rest.
But it is.
I have been burning the candle at BOTH ENDS for quite some time now.
My body demands that I rest.
Unfortunately, I haven't been the best at heeding the warning signs...
This time though, it wasn't a quick 24 hour thing. It's been longer.
(Just TRY to keep me down longer!!! GRRRR)
But that's is EXACTLY what God has been doing. Not allowing me to just bounce back.
Each day I wake up thinking, "A shower will make me feel better!"
I get out feeling the same and realize,
"No, no, a shower just makes you WET!"
Now I am indeed making progress each day, but as a busy mom of almost 6, it's not nearly the speedy recovery I am expecting!
It's slow and demands long naps each day. Long hours of sleep at night.
I do think there is a lesson here.
My husband put words to it today for me: "We all appreciate what you do, but you MUST TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. Stop doing the work of three people!"
I live intensely. It's REALLY hard to figure out how to dial it back!
But I'm learning that I. SIMPLY. MUST.
I must build margins around the edges of my life. Plan in pauses. Stop pushing myself so hard.
A time is coming VERY SOON when I will need to be cocooning with a new child and all outside activities will cease. It will be time to hold, cuddle, weep, and simple be Momma.
Breathe.
In...
....Out.
We may leave for China in 3 1/2 weeks.
There is SO MUCH STRESS associated with that above statement! And yet I must not allow myself to get uptight. I must keep on breathing and take it slowly. I need to pace myself and trust God with the finances that are not yet in.
He's got this.
It's my job to trust Him.
And that's the easy part. He's got the hard part. And He can handle it!
So here I sit less than a month out of meeting my newest son. It appears that although there are many things undone, funds un-raised and empty suitcases...that I've got things the way they need to be.
Praying I can stay this way.
Breathe in. Breathe out. In. Out. In. Out.
But it is.
I have been burning the candle at BOTH ENDS for quite some time now.
My body demands that I rest.
Unfortunately, I haven't been the best at heeding the warning signs...
...and so I crash and burn.
(In the form of getting sick.)
(Just TRY to keep me down longer!!! GRRRR)
But that's is EXACTLY what God has been doing. Not allowing me to just bounce back.
Each day I wake up thinking, "A shower will make me feel better!"
I get out feeling the same and realize,
"No, no, a shower just makes you WET!"
Now I am indeed making progress each day, but as a busy mom of almost 6, it's not nearly the speedy recovery I am expecting!
It's slow and demands long naps each day. Long hours of sleep at night.
I do think there is a lesson here.
My husband put words to it today for me: "We all appreciate what you do, but you MUST TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. Stop doing the work of three people!"
I live intensely. It's REALLY hard to figure out how to dial it back!
But I'm learning that I. SIMPLY. MUST.
I must build margins around the edges of my life. Plan in pauses. Stop pushing myself so hard.
A time is coming VERY SOON when I will need to be cocooning with a new child and all outside activities will cease. It will be time to hold, cuddle, weep, and simple be Momma.
Breathe.
In...
....Out.
We may leave for China in 3 1/2 weeks.
There is SO MUCH STRESS associated with that above statement! And yet I must not allow myself to get uptight. I must keep on breathing and take it slowly. I need to pace myself and trust God with the finances that are not yet in.
He's got this.
It's my job to trust Him.
And that's the easy part. He's got the hard part. And He can handle it!
So here I sit less than a month out of meeting my newest son. It appears that although there are many things undone, funds un-raised and empty suitcases...that I've got things the way they need to be.
Praying I can stay this way.
Breathe in. Breathe out. In. Out. In. Out.
Just thought I'd pop in and say I'm praying for you and your family :) How much money do you still need to raise?
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