A Happy Medium

I know I am not alone in this area. I struggle to find my happy medium. If we have a real good week and get all our school work done at a decent time the house looks like a twister went through. If we have a doctor’s appointment or things to do outside the house then school and house work suffer.

I know that I waste time all day. I have worked on getting those things out of my life that are just time wasters. TV is just a big waste of time for me. And it seems the devil and my flesh have a long list of things to put in the place of anything I get rid of.

I picked up the book I was reading the other day and realized it had been over a month since I opened it to actually read. I am reading and working through, Created to Be His Help Meet by Debi Pearl. I bought the workbook and am trying to not just read it but live the things I learn. I am learning a lot and as I look back on the last few months as life got hectic and weather got bad I let those new habits slide. I want them become second nature.

I have also noticed the trickle down effect at our house. As I got over whelmed and didn’t want to and get things done, so did the kids. I realized as I didn’t want to get up and get going neither did they. I need to be an example of the proper behavior, of GODLY behavior.

I am the mommy and the one home all day with all the future adults. I have a great responsibility to them to show them the way.

Can you say "busy"?

I will say that I have wanted to post for all the wonderful things happening, but, haven't been able to sit down and just do it. I will try to back tack a little if time permits.

When our revival at church hit in the first week of November so did a bad run of the flu. I missed two of the five nights of Revival with sick kids and me being sick. I hate missing revival, but, you don't want to pass this to other people. The sad thing is we probably got it at church...

I have been struggling with just keeping up while we are so busy and sick. But I did have an added blessing. After struggling so hard with English last year, Silas is actually a little ahead. He is already half way through the book... And he is grasping things much better. He seems to be maturing mentally. It is good as I see Philip struggling a little as Third grade gets more challenging. On top of this I really felt led to start Cecilia in K5 when we start 2nd semester. She has been writing her own name and words without help the last few weeks. AND speaking English. Apparently she is making up for lost time with her opinion on things.... I keep asking myself why I wanted her to speak English....lol I still stand in awe at her passing milestones and no longer being the baby. I still worry about the day she won't pass that milestone due to her time without oxygen as a baby. I try not to cry when I think about her arresting on the ER bed and watching helpless as the resuscitated my one month old baby. I had heard of RSV before this, but, never knew the pain that could go with it..

Will try to do better about posting.