I didn’t used to forget things. I didn’t used to arrive late. I didn’t used to rush at all.
Now, when I have an appointment, I tend to be sitting in my workout clothes at my kitchen table all of a sudden remembering to look at my watch at the exact same moment the appointment was supposed to begin–or if I’m lucky, the exact same moment I should at least be leaving the house.
Praise God, my kids (okay, most of my kids) are professionals at grabbing shoes, something to do, and jumping in the car. It’s amazing. And I have become a professional at having no idea what I look like, so no stress there! Ignorance is bliss.
Today I am trying to fit in a nap, because it is the beautiful beginning of autumn and I feel myself beginning to go dormant. Haha! But dentist and eye appointments, as well as sleepover and work times for my oldest daughter and field trip planning (for, um, tomorrow) plus a gift for a baptism tomorrow night- all things I used to plan days if not weeks in advance- oh, and the kids are still sitting at the school table here at 2:50pm so there’s that as well…
I’ll tell you what us moms have.
We have job security.
We have ninja skills.
We have words to sustain the weary ones God brings to our path, because we know, we know.
We have prayer, we have scripture scrawled on the top of our hand, we have eyes focused on Jesus.
We have the joy and hope of living one. day. at. a. time. because anything more than that…? JUST MIGHT KILL US.
