Finding Peace

Holiday rush is over and the kids are back in school.  Now for a day at the spa with a nice massage and pampering!  Not!!!!  Life still moves faster than I can think.  Not only are the kids back in school, so am I. That paper that is due this week keeps getting closer and closer.  Before I know it its going to slap me in the face.  And then the next class starts and I start my new job.  Not to mention the numerous tasks and unfinished projects I've created for myself at home.  Why do I sense that this blog post is going to turn into a venting scene? 

As I try to live a life of peace and overcome the many challenges that comes with being a wife, a mother, a daughter, or a human being for that matter...I find myself wrapped up in everyone elses life but my own.  I'm trying to find ways to manipulate my husband to doing the things I think he should without even realizing it.  I know I have to let him live his life.  But what about our life together?  How do you find that balance of creating peace in your marriage without overwhelming your spouse with the many desires you have?  That balance has been tricky and very hard for me to maintain.  I become so obsessed with what he's doing when I need to refocus my attention to what I am doing. 

I'm hard at work studying at the computer and all I hear is MaMa! MaMa! MaMa!--so and so isn't cleaning and so and so hit me.  What was my paper about again?  And the thought process starts all over....again, and again, and again.....next thing I know my paper is due that very same day and I'm still working on it. 

The never ending laundry, the bottomless sink of dishes, the floors that don't mop themselves, the cupboards that don't seem to stay clean, the fridge that needs to be cleaned again, my homework, kids homework, etc, etc, etc......

And yet many still devalue the role and accomplishments of a stay-at-home mother. 

I know the Lord will strengthen me.  I know I can rise above all challenges in my life.  It's these low moments in my life that I'm reminded of who I am and the power I hold within.  I'm so blessed to have such great children and a husband that is patient with my shortcomings.  I'm thankful for knowledge and wisdom.  I'm thankful for humility that I can be teachable.  But  most of all I'm thankful for prayer.  There's never a busy tone and He's always there to listen, comfort and instruct.  It is through prayer that I can create miracles with the master of miracles himself!