Some days just get so heavy. We get bogged down in our schoolwork and chores and household responsibilities.
Gosh, some days, I feel like all I do is spend every waking moment trying to keep the children alive. Which, I have discovered, is one of the most difficult things a parent can do when they have children like mine... that are so incredibly careless with their lives.
I have given up alcohol for Lent, but it was a terrible idea and I have regretted it EVERY SINGLE DAY.
In all the darkness and heaviness and rain and blah of Lent, I have forgotten how to be joyful. I have neglected to appreciate these gifts. I have been holding on so tight to the darkness and how I feel, that I have lost the beauty of the every day.
So, Here I Am.
Again.
Trying again to capture the beauty and love of God. Because this life is short. Because writing it all out helps me appreciate it better. Because, in sharing these moments, I can be certain that I am at least recognizing the great gifts that God has shared with us.
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| "Someday, she won't want to sit on my lap. I don't want to get up." |
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| Joseph's assignment was to write a descriptive paragraph. This makes me laugh until my sides hurt. He OBVIOUSLY missed each and every direction I gave him. |
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| This happens every ding dong night. I make dinner and Daniel raids the freezer for ice cream. He makes me laugh so hard. And then I get mad. But it's probably just because I am jealous of him. |
