Blessings From Home

Friday at Home

I haven't been around to post much, I guess just not a lot to say, except the everyday normal stuff going on. I've been a little discouraged in some areas of my life with my children and my home and just in myself. I just can't seem to get my act together.

I write it all out on paper, a routine for homeschooling, for housework, for just about everything, not so much as for strict rules, but just a general guideline, and for some reason, every fiber of me revolts from it. If I did it, even halfway, I know life would take on an easier flow and I wouldn't feel such discouragement, but there is just something in me that craves that routine while the other part of me fights it. Does that make sense?

And all the while I'm feeling discouragement from my daily life, that overwhelming "nesting" feeling comes over me, and I realize, there is so much to be done!!! I have only 3 short months until this little one makes his arrival, and I have nothing done. nothing! I guess I just needed to come on here and whine for a minute and then make amends to do better. I'm doing my best to hand it over to the Lord, but sometimes that's not as easy as you would think.

So, the reality is, I'm not getting a thing done sitting on my duff whining about it, and it's time to get some things done. I have children to school, a home to declutter, clean, and organize, and a baby to prepare for.

Yesterday, I managed to make 2 batches of homemade laundry soap, one for the baby, and one for the rest of us. I used ivory soap in the one for the baby, and fels naptha for the regular. So I have laundry to do, which I've actually been managing to halfway stay on top of. And ofcourse the rest of what is needed. I'm going to start in the kitchen, and work my way around the house doing what I can today and tomorrow, with a firm plan to start anew on Monday.

I pray you all have a blessed day!

Sara

P.S. I'm not one to post on political topics at all, but I read last night that Barack Obama's middle name is Hussein. Does that scare anybody else but me?

You're not alone -

{ 10:29, Friday, September 12, 2008 } { Posted by MissBee }

I have all kinds of lists and charts inside my head that I want to write down to help me keep on track, to let the children know how to do a job so they don't have to stop and ask me six times, and so that I have a concrete goal for my day instead of just doing surface stuff.
Don't stress over it - you know that. I'm sure there are lots of things that you'd like done before baby comes, but what Needs Doing? What would the LORD have you do in prepration? Don't get bogged down in what you haven't done - that is not from above. Be still, know, and then follow His leading.

Praying for you -

Thank you so much for your kind words and encouragement. They helped me so much.

Blessings, sara

Edited by Sara on Friday, September 12, 2008 at 11:33