Rather, I have so many it feels overwhelming. But I think for my own sanity, I need to let some of them out. In writing. Here. I just do better when I am writing through my thoughts rather than letting them roll around in my mind and bump into one another. If motherhood has been anything, it has been an exposure of all in my heart and life that are still under construction--my impatience and need to perform and clutter problem. And my curious confusion about working. I want to have work to do, but I don't seem to want to have to go into an office every day for 8 hours to do it. I want the satisfaction of having done something concrete and adult interaction, but the cost of time away seems too high for me to bear. So, I've been wiggling between the rock and the hard place. And still feel at an impasse. I'm trying to make it cozy here at the impasse and make it work, but I can't get past the fact that something is still not in place as it should or could be. And for that, I will just have to trust the Lord. Which may be the purpose of the rock/hard place.
That's where I am today. Looking for a pillow or something soft. 'Cause this place is not. It's just all hard. I'm just trying to make it to Christmas. It seems like Christmas might be a nice stopping off point for my head and heart. A chance to breathe a little. And the promise of a new year with new hope.
You are right. It is so hard. For me, the hardest time was when my babies were very small. As they get older, it has gotten much easier to go to work each day. And, ultimately if it was really an option for you right now you probably would be staying home...right? Don't beat yourself up for making smart and responsible choices for the good of your whole family. That doesn't make it easier, but it also should make you feel like a responsible and loving parent who is doing the best she can.
So, I've been wiggling between the rock and the hard place. And still feel at an impasse. I'm trying to make it cozy here at the impasse and make it work, but I can't get past the fact that something is still not in place as it should or could be. And for that, I will just have to trust the Lord. Which may be the purpose of the rock/hard place.
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You are right. It is so hard. For me, the hardest time was when my babies were very small. As they get older, it has gotten much easier to go to work each day. And, ultimately if it was really an option for you right now you probably would be staying home...right? Don't beat yourself up for making smart and responsible choices for the good of your whole family. That doesn't make it easier, but it also should make you feel like a responsible and loving parent who is doing the best she can.
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