These past 3 weeks have been so overwhelming in our house. I injured my knee and am going through physical therapy with a possible surgery looming on the horizon. Then my youngest fell and broke her collarbone! Add these injuries onto our busy schedule of church, work, and homeschooling, I have been feeling so tired and defeated at times! I find it hard to get to a stopping point.
Sometimes for women our lives can seem like a frantic race in which we are running at a break neck speed. I recently had a dream in which I was the only one fighting an attacker while everyone else seemed so causal. The dream really bothered me that no one was as concerned as me! But after the past couple of weeks, I am realizing that maybe I need to slow my roll (is that a phrase anymore?) and not always go at top speed. Sometimes it is okay to stop and take a breather, even if it isn't the most opportune time. We only get one of us, we have to take care of us. Also, there is the grace end of things. I am usually pretty hard on myself if I don't feel I am performing at peak level! I need to give myself some loving grace and realize that I can't always be a 10 and sometimes my "just okay" is going to have to do for a while. I need to be generous with grace to others and to myself. Sometimes things that seem so huge in the moment, end up being small bumps in the road when we reach the other side. It's been a rough couple of weeks but I am thankful for some loving friends who are my cheering squad and have helped me see that it's okay to slow down. I love that saying "Life is tough my darling, but so are you" . We are tough, but darling sometimes it's okay to be a little weak. Take care and give grace.
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