I am starting this blog as a record for myself of how being a mother continually re-shapes my views on, well, everything. This includes most importantly my faith and my attitude towards daily life, and I hope to express to my children someday how instrumental they were in bringing me back to life, just as I am responsible for giving them life.
I am like many stay-at-home mothers; frazzled, burning the candle at both ends AND the middle. I have dealt with my share of loneliness, boredom, despair- yes, you know exactly what I am talking about. However, this is really just about me, wife and mom, and how I am learning to get back to basics and witness the movement of The Holy Spirit in everyday occurrences- there have been so many instances where I have a mom-trauma (example: I was scrambling eggs this morning and I look down to see my 18 month old happily playing with a paring knife) that I can choose to freak out, or I can choose to find a spiritual lesson in it. I have to say that this little exercise has caused me to really think in a more proactively Christian way, and I have my children to thank for providing me with plenty of opportunities daily in which to seek Christ's counsel. :) My lesson from the paring knife, in case you were wondering was 1) Don't put paring knives in that drawer anymore, and 2) Daily entrust your children and the safety of their hearts and bodies to Christ- there is no way we can always see what's going on or be there for every little incident, but God will be, and it is important for us to surrender that to Christ so we busy moms have one less thing on our plate to worry about, and also important so that we can teach our children that they will never truly be alone.
I have a crying baby in the next room, so until next time....
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