Thursday, March 18, 2010

Just put a very tired little girl to bed, after battling through at least four temper tantrums within a half hour during the "bedtime process" (Ethan is so much faster--nurse him, read one book, snuggle for a minute, say goodnight and put him in his bed, then he talks to himself for a couple minutes and falls asleep. Sierra on the other hand, seems to require more!). I am tired myself and ready for bed, but it's early still and the list of tasks (and list of "want to dos"!) seems never-ending. Where to I begin and how do I get it all done? And this is aside from spending time with God, Andre, and kiddos. I strive for structure and balance, but realize I must constantly lean on grace...I am enough in God and He is enough for me....

2 comments:

contented said...

Just wrote a similar blog a couple nights ago. Minus the kids, of course! :)
So now we know we're not alone in being imperfect people...
I love the last few words. More than enough.

Tawnya said...

Oh Krista. Thank you for sharing. I am very much there too. We too had an evening full of tantrums with Truman. It is so draining, but such a wonderful thing to lean on God's grace. I so empty much of the time as a mom, but I suppose that's what "His strength is perfected by our weaknesses" means.