Blessings in a Simple Life
All right...I admit it. It is a major fault of mine, and I do it to myself. I get way too many things on my list of things to do, and then I get completely overwhelmed. Right now, I am watching the kids, getting ready to bring them to the doctor for a weight check (my kids are underweight due to high metabolisms, so it is checked monthly), and trying my best to get ready for a three county wide consignment sale that I have chosen to create and manage. AAAAAAAAAA! I also have house cleaning to do and stuff to get ready for work tomorrow since I am doing volunteer massage for the chemo patients again tomorrow. The consignment sale is all maternity clothes, infant/children's clothes, and baby equipment. 60% of sales are going to the Hope Pregnancy Center...a Christian resource for young expectant mothers who are pregnant without partners or parental support. It gives young mommies a wonderful alternative to abortion and helps them understand Jesus' love for them. I am really excited about it, but I am getting very overwhelmed with all I have to get done with such little time to do it. Of course, the kids have also gotten up with runny noses today to add to the craziness. Sometimes I wish I had not changed so much in college...I was never an organization freak with perfectionist tendencies in high school, which made things much easier. It amazes me how little things like this overwhelm me and stress me out, but with big things, I am completely calm. Who knows! I do know that the Lord will give me the strength and patience I need to get through anything, friends that are ever willing to help if I ask, and the love of my children, even when mommy is crazy or forgets to get ALL the crust off of peanut butter toast. What joy I have in this knowledge!
