Upon entering 2011, my hubby and I decided to continue going to a Care Group at our home church, NWCC. This semester we will be studying Romans 12 presented by Chip Ingram. So far we have seen the first lesson which broke down Romans 12 into five parts concerning our place in relationship:
1. with God
2. with the Pattern of the World
3. with Yourself
4. with Spiritual Family
5. with Others
At the same time that I have been thinking through this information, I have been thinking about my new-ish role (7 1/2 months!) as a stay at home mom: who am I in it; how can I grow; how can I best help Kayla grow and develop; how can I get involved in things outside of my house? These thoughts have stemmed from feeling a bit bored at home in our day-to-day activity and noticing that Kayla sometimes feels the same way. It has been a yucky feeling of well, blah.
Maybe I am just having a hard time with South Texas winter, being unable to do outdoors things because of below 40 degree weather--haha, cabin fever. Maybe I am also just used to constantly being on the go, never a dull moment at work. Maybe I see fellow moms working full-time jobs who are doing awesome things with their kids and I think, "Where do they get the time??" or "How do they do it all!" Maybe I have a list of "mommy projects" I'd like to do, but still don't have much time for--frustrating!
Whatever variety of feelings has led me to this place of blah, I am getting motivated to change it. I believe God has given me a plan that is not just for me, but for Kayla and me. Together. Part of my role as Mom is to bring Kayla to a knowledge, an understanding, and a love of God, other people, and herself. But I need more of that, too! How to do that seemed ambiguous to me, but like I said, God gave me a plan. This blog will a journal of our journey to that end.
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