i feel like i've written you about the balancing act before. even if i have, i guess it's worth a repeat! or at least i hope it is. :)
i just am constantly reminded of balance these days. unfortunately i feel pulled in so many directions, it's easy to feel spread thin, or a little head-spinning. i'll be going about my day and i don't know whether to sit down with God, fold some laundry, play cars or dolls, go for a walk, read a book, or think about my husband, pray for him, pray for my neighbor, pray about--what's not to pray about! so many demands and pulls, i feel stretched and sometimes, though not all the time, i want to just shut down and not do any of it. thankful, the Lord reminds me it's less about my doing, and more about my being. so i when i set my eyes on Him, the roles in which i live become more clearly defined. and yet, i know it's going to always be a struggle for me. devoting my time to the Lord, to myself, to my kids, to being a wife. it seems like so much. and to think i might be sharing myself with a group of students again, how can this be?! Lord, help me! i know so many parents, if not all, feel exactly the same way, and probably you will too. what is the secret? i think one is knowing it just never gets easy. but easy is overrated anyways! :) seriously though, besides knowing it's just plain hard, i'd also have to say the things that keep it simple for me are 1) worshiping daily, out of a heart of gratitude, Jesus 2) turning my thoughts away from myself, what i'm doing or not doing right, in any of my roles 3) love. i think these are a good place to start. i can see someone asking, but those aren't very practical? what about--go on a weekly date with your husband? or....set aside a morning quiet time, no matter what? ...well, yes and know. i don't want to give a whole lecture on how i feel about those. i think if you keep your perspective about the heart, and let the "rules" take care of themselves, you'll go far. just thinking.Dear Sadie.
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