When I was growing up my mom had a phrase that reflected a lot of what being a mom is about. “After all this…(painting the house, parties, packing for a vacation, cleaning the basement- whatever overwhelming task had just been completed) I have to make dinner too?!” I think moms all over the world echo the sentiment as we add layers to our regularly full workload to make things happen for our families.
It’s overwhelming if we think too much about it, it’s impossible if we try to schedule what needs to be done and its depressing if we compare ourselves to other moms. I’m preaching to myself here – I believe that there is enough trouble for each day without looking ahead and freaking out about that next undone thing. Taxes, buying, selling, renting, moving, moving again, trash, phone, insurance, sewer issues…..all I have to do is pray and find the one thing I need to do in this moment – not be paralyzed by the mass that could suffocate me.
So what do you think? PBJ AGAIN for dinner or maybe a radical switch over to PBH.:) Of course I will need two loaves of bread for that which involves a trip to the store….maybe I can stretch the leftover lasagna that Camille and her family brought over two days ago. What a blessing a meal is!
2 comments:
I remember a mom of four gossiping to me about a homeschooling mom of six who occasionally (or often) made oatmeal for dinner. She thought that was just appalling.
Not me! Breakfast for dinner suits us just fine!
Good to read your updates!
Praying that dinner would drop like manna from heaven for you this week.
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