Busy week...

Last week was unusually busy for me, and I have to say, although it was nice to be busy, overall I didn't enjoy it.

The Lord used the week to remind me just how much I love being a SAHM and that I really have no need to work or "engage my brain" elsewhere.  Home has enough challenges for me! We all have different make ups and I've come to be confident in who I am, which is who God made me to be.  For as long as I can remember all I ever really wanted to do was be a wife and a mom. I used to pick careers as a kid because that's what you were supposed to do. My desires ranged greatly from being a mechanic to a physical therapist to a lawyer to a social worker and so on.  But deep down what I really wanted to "be" is who I am now- a full time wife and mom.

I have enjoyed the challenges of this past week. It's good to be stretched out of our comfort zones.  It was good for me to have something to remind me just how much I love what I do.  I don't want to work as a teacher (I substituted for both grades 2 & 3 this week) nor do I want to work in a book store (although, I've been happy to help out at Kebar during a time of need!) everyday.

I never thought I'd say this, but this week I'm looking forward to having more time at home doing housework and gardening! I don't like housework at all, but last week I sort of missed it!  The grass is about a foot high (ok, not all of it) and needs a good cut.  I like mowing the lawn b/c it's good exercise.  There's also some serious weeding to be done.

So I will have a busy week, a very busy week, but just not in the way it was busy last week, and I'm grateful.

I'm so grateful to be living the life I dreamed of.  It's most certainly not always easy, and it's far from perfect, but it's exactly what I always wanted. Does that make any sense? 

Until next time...