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In high school through my early married years I did a good amount of babysitting. There were a lot of people that told me, “You will make a wonderful mother!” or something along that line. I took it as a compliment. Now I know that it is very different to be a mother 24/7/365.
I want to be that textbook perfect, never ruffled, mother with a beautiful house; but it just doesn’t work that way for me.
Here’s an excerpt from Shannon at Rocks in My Dryer’s post titled Grace 101. She makes some points that I really related to. Like this one [even though I only have 3 children]:
It’s episodes like this one that most frequently drive me to my knees after the fact, asking, “Really, God? Was it really a good idea to make a hot-head like me the mother of four children? Will I ever respond with even a fraction of the grace you have shown me?”
Sometimes I think I manage things fine. Then sometimes I know in my head what I should do, but it doesn’t happen.
I think I might get the hang of it by the time my children are ready to move out. Maybe.
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Sarah at Real Life has a good article somewhat related to this one. Click here to read her post What did you get done today?
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on Dec 15th, 2007 at 9:55 am
Hey Jendi,
I totally relate with this. I often find myself wondering why God chose to give me four children when it seems to me I can barely handle it. I have always reffered to women with more children then myself as stronger. (Women with more boys then myself as well.)
On a side note. The keyboard on the computer I use for e-mail and for commenting on blogs is kaput for the time being. I can use the computer for reading anything I already have a link to and I can recieve e-mail but I can’t type anything. I’m using the laptop for this but I can’t e-mail from it. (The husband promises to sort this out on his coming days off.) So I can’t currently e-mail you today but hopefully by Sunday or Monday I will be able to e-mail you my addy. If you will e-mail me yours I will send you out a picture and if worst comes to worst with the computer at least you can get my addy off the envelope. I was just going to post it here but I guess I just don’t want it out there for all of the world to see.
I have been reading your blog faithfully, just not commenting as I usually am not reading from this computer. It is very frustrating and I am not one who accepts change readily when I get in a routine.
Cyndi
on Dec 15th, 2007 at 8:22 pm
I can relate! I think God allows us those “Why me?” moments to remind us that we have to rely on Him.