Juggling with no hands

Do you ever have a day (or, let's be real here, multiple days, weeks, or even months) that feel like you're too stressed out and life is just all about survival? Getting from one moment to the next and not truly enjoying the moments you have?

Yeah, it sucks. 

But you know what? You can't control everything. You can control some things though. 

Just yesterday I was doing the dishes and my daughter crawls up to me and stands up at the back of my legs bawling like the world had ended. She was hungry. I could have finished the dishes and had a clean kitchen while there were little girl wails, or I could have stopped and fed the hungry and subsequently hungry baby. 

I chose the latter of the two. The dishes and the kitchen could wait. The time with my daughter is much more important than a constantly clean kitchen in my household. 

We need to realize that these little moments are going to fly by. We never know how much time we will have with our kids, and we need to enjoy every second we can have with them. 

Will my daughter remember this one instance? No. Will I? Yes. 

Remember, 

This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 118:24

Rejoice in every time you have with your child. Your husband. Your family. Be thankful for all you have, because it is all a blessing from Him. 

💛 Kristen

Enough

I watched a movie the other day. 

Moms' Night Out. 

And you know what's? It's really good. There is no way a mother with young children will not be able to relate to it. Watching it taught me something. 

I am enough. 

I'm enough for my daughter. I'm enough for my husband. I'm enough to everyone else. I had never thought I was "enough" to me.

I am enough in God's eyes, so why did I not believe that I was enough in my own eyes? 

I put stupid societal expectations on myself. But those expectations are just that; stupid. 

Why do we do this to ourselves? Why do we try to meet unrealistic expectations? They're called "unrealistic" for a reason. We don't control life. God does. If we lean on Him, all that stress we put on ourselves will suddenly be lighter. 

Be you. 

Don't stress over anything and everything. 

Enjoy life. 

Enjoy the small things.

Have fun. 

You only get this life once, so be happy with the mother you are, the life you have, and the time you have with your children. 

💜