This Season

"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven."  Ecclesiastes 3:1

I was reading one of my favorite Mommy blogs this afternoon and these words literally jumped out at me.

"I chose relatively simple goals, as I am in a very busy season of life, raising four precious gifts from the Lord."

Hello.  The first thing that rang true with me was the phrase, "a very busy season of life."   I am certainly in that season.  Not because of sports, extra-curricular activities, school projects or church activities.  Simply because I am Mom.  I am called upon at all hours of every day to make things right.  To nurse boo-boos, to settle disputes, to attend to the feeding, clothing and nurturing of these little ones.   Let's not forget the duties involved in also being Wife.   Finding lost paperwork, washing and rewashing work uniforms, having a meaningful adult conversation occasionally with this man who asked me to be his help-meet.   Sigh.  A very busy season indeed.  


The next part of that sentence held a lot of meaning for me too.   "Raising four precious gifts from the Lord."   Wait a minute!  We're not the only ones choosing to have a larger-than-2.5 children-to-parent-ratio?   There are others out there raising lots of littles and regarding them as precious gifts.   I often need to keep our busy, chaotic household in perspective.  There are other families out there who are wondering where their precocious toddler snuck off to during school time.  :-)  Other families might also be trying to figure out the logistics of grocery shopping with 4 children while Daddy is at work.    Other moms have also been awake at night, feeding, changing and soothing newborns.  This isn't a new thing, this motherhood.  It's been around since Eve had Cain.   I'm not the only mom to ever walk down this path, and I won't be the last.   I am so thankful for others who have gone before and can offer wisdom to those of us in the trenches.   

Has anything made you regain perspective on the calling of motherhood?   What has given you hope lately as you face each new challenge being a mom presents?  

BORing......

Wow, haven't blogged in a while, huh?   It's not because I don't have anything at all to say, I just haven't had anything of worth to say.  We honestly haven't done anything interesting here.    It's still smokin' hot outside, so we've been going out in spurts because Mommy can't stand being hot while pregnant.    We've been plugging away at school, using our new curriculum from Christian Liberty Press.   
I'm struggling with keeping Little Man and Little Sis out of the way/occupied/learning while XMan does his work.   He absolutely cannot will not focus while they're in the room.   Then, when I try to put him in a separate area, he constantly gets up and comes to ask me questions!  I'm also trying to use a timer with him a lot because he tends to dawdle quite a bit.   If anyone has any tips for overcoming these areas, feel free to share!  
So, other than being pregnant and trying to keep the house running with 3 children and a busy husband, it's been kind of boring around here...   I have been keeping up with all you interesting folks though!   

Motherhood Quotes

These are both from the blog: A Wise Woman Builds Her Home

"I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him."   
--Lydia Sherman 

"Thank God, O women, for the quietude of your home, and that you are queen it it. Men come at eventide to the home; but all day long you are there, beautifying it, sanctifying it, adorning it, blessing it. Better be there than wear a queen's coronet. Better be there than carry the purse of a princess. It may be a very humble home. There may be no carpet on the floor. There may be no pictures on the wall. There may be no silks in the wardrobe; but, by your faith in God, and your cheerful demeanor, you may garniture that place with more splendor than the upholsterer's hand ever kindled." 
---Reverend T. DeWitt Talmage, D.D