Today I was talking with a mom, with tears in her eyes she looks at me and says, "Julie, I hate the way I treat my kids! When I am in pain I am impatient and irritable. They shouldn't have to deal with this." How many of us moms can relate with this all too closely. I know on the days I am not feeling well and if things are chaotic at my house that my stress meter is a lot higher than where it normally is. Little things that I typically can brush off I just can't. At the end of the day the mom guilt breaks in and you start dwelling on everything you did wrong and what changes will be made tomorrow, that is if you are feeling better. I know many moms on top of not feeling well are struggling with depression, I gratefully do not, but for many moms this is their reality. Not wanting to get out of bed, wanting to hide from all the madness and toys, the constant chaos and toys, the kids fighting and the toys! They are drowning and their little bobber keeps getting tugged underwater from fish that keep nibbling. If only they could feel better. What is wrong with our society today I feel like the new norm is illness, everyone is struggling it seems with something. Growing up I rarely ever got sick nor did I hear of someone who was ill or had cancer. And autoimmune disorders didn't even exist in my vocabulary. Now they are popping up everywhere, it is all around me. Someone new every day it seems has something wrong with them.
How are we as moms supposed to hang in there when we have little ones to care for at home but bodies that just keep saying no more I can't do this. We have mouths to feed, diapers to change, spills to clean up, all the while we haven't showered in 5 days or changed our clothes for 3. We have spaghetti from 2 nights ago still spilled on our pants. But the only thing we can manage to do is get ourselves out of bed, keep our kids alive during the day, and make sure we don't die. How are we going to make it as moms who struggle with health issues and still care for our kids and do it well, when we barely can care for our own selves? How do we make sure that we find the time to sit at the Lord's feet soaking in His word, which is our bread, our daily bread that we need to even make it through these crazy days? How do we have energy to have friendships with other moms? When we have plans at 8 pm but when 7:45 rolls around we cancel them because we literally cant get ourselves together feeling like we have nothing left to offer except a head that is desperately destined to meet its pillow and a body that will crash in 2 seconds once it hits a soft fluffy surface.
My life is His story I am just here to live it out and to bring glory to His name. May we all find grace on the days we need it most, friendship from friends on the computer where we don't have to get ourselves perfectly together, and inspiration to make changes both in health and in lifestyle. May we learn and grow as we spur one another on as we walk the road of motherhood and health. May God be our great physician and healer.
How are we as moms supposed to hang in there when we have little ones to care for at home but bodies that just keep saying no more I can't do this. We have mouths to feed, diapers to change, spills to clean up, all the while we haven't showered in 5 days or changed our clothes for 3. We have spaghetti from 2 nights ago still spilled on our pants. But the only thing we can manage to do is get ourselves out of bed, keep our kids alive during the day, and make sure we don't die. How are we going to make it as moms who struggle with health issues and still care for our kids and do it well, when we barely can care for our own selves? How do we make sure that we find the time to sit at the Lord's feet soaking in His word, which is our bread, our daily bread that we need to even make it through these crazy days? How do we have energy to have friendships with other moms? When we have plans at 8 pm but when 7:45 rolls around we cancel them because we literally cant get ourselves together feeling like we have nothing left to offer except a head that is desperately destined to meet its pillow and a body that will crash in 2 seconds once it hits a soft fluffy surface.
My life is His story I am just here to live it out and to bring glory to His name. May we all find grace on the days we need it most, friendship from friends on the computer where we don't have to get ourselves perfectly together, and inspiration to make changes both in health and in lifestyle. May we learn and grow as we spur one another on as we walk the road of motherhood and health. May God be our great physician and healer.