Perfectly Said...

I love reading blogs of fellow bloggers. I follow a lot of bloggers to get inspired and encouraged. Well, today, I came across a new blog and she had posted something that I couldn't have said better myself. I thought I would share it.

Here's what she said:

I am a stay at home mom.

And some days are tough.
So, I must rely on God to get me through them.
I am in need of a change.
Now, don’t get me wrong.

I love my children.
I love my life.
But . . . somedays.

Somedays I just don’t want to do it anymore.
I long to do something . . .


. . . anything . . .

else.

Give me a uniform, I’ll go flip burgers.
Give me a broom, I’ll go clean offices.
Give me a hairnet, I’ll cook some food.
Just, please.


Please.
Give me change.
I am tired of cleaning a house that is always messy.

I am bored of reading books that have already been read.
I am sick of doing laundry everyday in a house where there is always more laundry to be done.
I am ready for a break.
A break from my toast making, dishes washing, sippy cup filling, diaper changing, time-out monitoring, nose-wiping, ABC tutoring, and toy organizing life.
I believe that I might be in a funk.

Yesterday, I sat downstairs and tried to eat breakfast and read The Pioneer Woman’s blog.

For 10 minutes.

And in that 10 minutes, my two boys, as precious as they are, moved two suitcases into the bathroom, turned on the tv to a fuzzy channel, turned on two ceiling fans, lovingly placed 4.5 pairs of earrings in the hallway, started running the bath water, and took the lid off of my favorite chapstick and threw it into the tub.


10 minutes.


Was that too much to ask?
Ooooh.
There are days where I cannot WAIT for them to all grow up!


Oh, yes.


I will drop them all off at school. I will come home and eat breakfast for 15 minutes while reading The Pioneer Woman’s blog.
Then I will clean my house and it will STAY clean.
I will catch up on the laundry.
I will grocery shop in peace.
I will have childfree coffee dates with friends.
I will not have snot on my jacket when I go to the store.
I will not have matchbox cars in my pockets and crackers in my purse.
I will super fit because I will have had time to exercise.
I will read.
I will volunteer.
I will have a great and grand life.
And then I will come home and sit in my clean, yet quiet house.



And I will cry.


I will cry because my babies are all grown up and I miss them.


Motherhood.
It’s a quandary, I tell ya.


Ah . . .


Such is life.


“Unless the Lord builds a house, its builders labor in vain . . . In vain you rise early and stay up late . . . Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from Him.”
Psalms 127

“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea . . . Be still and know that I am God.”
Psalms 46

Well said, right? I feel the same way on certain days. But atleast I'm not alone and tomorrow is always a new day. A new day to love my beautiful blessings that God has allowed me to raise. But maybe, just maybe I've inspiried my husband enough to send me on a vacation. :)
But if not, I still have my amazing family every new day!

If you're a stay-at-home Mom or a mom at all, I suggest you read her blog to atleast get a good laugh or even be inspired. (Click on "blog" to visit her blog.)

Xoxo,
Tanna