Me time

A common theme of my post may be that I am overwhelmed and burned out. Well, God wants us as parents (single or not) to take care of ourselves so that we can take care of our children. I am not taking care of myself. I feel ashamed, embarrassed, or just hate to bother others when I need help. But even the best mother in the world needs help...God places people in our lives to help us.

My prayer for this week is that God gives me the peace I need to ask for help. I pray that God places people in my path that are more than willing to help and I pray that my children behave for those who watch over them while I'm receiving much needed help!

In Acts 20:28 we are reminded to take care of ourselves and others.
"So guard yourselves and God's people. Feed and shepherd God's flock -his church purchased with his own blood -over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as elders."

Oh yea Kindergarten

I mentioned yesterday how overwhelmed I am feeling but I should have mentioned the kindergartner has a lot to do with this. My five year old is in her second (quarter?) of kindergarten and boy oh boy am I realizing that I am the mother of a school aged child.
I love kindergarten, I love her school and teacher...what I am not so crazy about is the lack of communication. I get very little comments from my child and her teacher has 23 children and emails are only if the child has been bad or in response to a question or email I've sent her. Any way, we have daily homework and so far so good. First report card (um, needed help understanding it) showed good progress and the thing I'm most excited about is...she got a good mark in conduct!

So, this year is almost over and I'm hoping to set some personal goals to write more about kindergarten and our home life...hoping to have some BIG changes coming to our lives soon!

Overwhelmed

I miss you! My non readers, my venting ground, my great plans and ideas!! I long to sit and write and plan and oh wait...to live! I want to live the life I dream off and dream of the life I live or something like that. I am so overwhelmed and exhausted I barely have time to shower so my dreams of writing, planning, and creating fall short or become extinct.

My family of three has been sick on and off for a while...we share the bug but I can't seem to rid myself of the bug...ugh! Any way, I am trying to get these ideas of mine on paper (or screen) and even if no one is reading but me and my mother I still feel good typing away my thoughts, ideas, and life!

So, overwhelmed as I may be I need this time...the quiet time to type away and let my brain enjoy some me time!

Blessings

My birthday is in November. My children and I baked cupcakes (nothing beats homemade icing!) and they were so very sweet to me but the sweetest blessing came to me my birthday week.

My coworker placed a treat on my car for my birthday and as she was doing so she noticed I needed new tires. I could not then and cannot now afford new tires. I explained this to my co-worker and she researched, found a dependable yet affordable place, and replaced my tires. I cannot begin to express how this helps me. I don't know how to show enough gratitude to my coworker for her kindness. It feels so good knowing she cares enough and is kind enough to look out for me and my family. This birthday I am truly blessed to have people in my life like my co-worker!