Fear and Laundry in OKC

We have all had that laundry nemesis- that particular basket of clean laundry that begs to be folded and put away and you turn around 2 weeks later and it's still in your bedroom giving you the evil eye. Then you finally realize that you can't do another load of laundry until you put away the old load. So why on earth am I doing so much online shopping lately? Trying to rebuild my wardrobe after having my first child was a task I had barely begun before I became pregnant with my second child (Yes, they are 15 months apart...yes, I am a very tired woman, thanks for asking). Besides stretchy maternity pants (which I love and feel should be a socially acceptable staple item in any woman's wardrobe, pregnant or not), I have not been sporting many new clothes lately. My sister and I were just discussing this the other day. We used to be stylish people; now we are definitely candidates for "What Not to Wear". My husband and I went into a trendy hipster store yesterday and lo and behold when I observed all the cute, skinny, stylish employees I had never felt so frumpy and tired. When did this happen? You mean we can't wear the same kind of clothes that we did our senior year of high school and look good in them? I suppose this concept of re-invention can be applied to so many aspects of our lives. Life is God's ultimate tool because it pushes us along, and causes us to grow and change on a daily basis- this in turn allows us to discover Christ in new ways throughout our lives. The God that we were introduced to as children is the same God today. But if we have ever allowed Him to take the reigns in our lives, He probably looks like a very different version of Himself. So whether it is the laundry monster, 3 days in a row of solo watching two precious but very demanding kiddies while the hubs works gross hours at the hospital, confronting your sadly ill-fitting and out of date wardrobe, or confronting a deep-seeded spiritual hurdle-- don't fear! Thankfully it is never too late to start a new journey, and you will probably discover that the change that you once feared is exactly the catalyst needed to push you into life's next chapter.
On a totally unrelated note, my oldest son dumped an entire canister of oats on my living room floor this morning. Yep.