It's a good time to remember Ecclesiastes 3, "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven..."
I'm back in the baby and toddler stage again. It is so very different this time around! In some ways it's easier because I have so many willing (usually) helpers. Yet, it's harder in a lot of ways because there's more juggling. My days consist of constantly assessing which need to address first. It's a blessing to be needed by so many people, to hear, "mama, I need..." or "mama, can i..." But honestly, its hard too. Many needs means a lot of noise. It is tiring to the body and the brain! Obviously, a hungry newborn comes first. And a stinky or needy toddler is next. Some of the older kids are better than others at understanding that their schedule is subject to change depending what the little ones need! I guess in a way I've created monsters with my normal way of scheduling. They need to realize that schedules are useful, but that we aren't slaves to them, but must be flexible! On that same note I probably need to let go of the guilt that tells me I'm not doing a good job staying on top of school right now. This is a sweet time to enjoy. I want to hold Anneliese and just stare at her while she's little and that often means there's something else not getting done. I know that I need to be okay with that because I'll never get this time back. And I know that in the fall I'll be spending less time nursing, I'll be getting more sleep, and it will be all around easier to manage things. That's what I need to tell myself when I feel like I'm dropping these balls I'm trying to juggle.
It's a good time to remember Ecclesiastes 3, "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven..."
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Sheri
4/30/2015 11:30:57 pm
I understand you challenges with helpers and littles. A friend and I were talking the other day. We both have similar aged families with young adults in the home all the way to babies. We both believe that it is more tiring to have that, even though we have lots of helpers, than to have all little ones. When they are all little, the challenges seem to be similar and you just have a little kid mindset. When you add young adults to the mix, your mind can bounce from little to adult and back again so many times a day. It is very exhausting mentally.
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