In over my head

Life as the mother of six children means that feeling as if I am in over my head is a state of being.  It never goes away.  I was thinking about that this morning, and how it is very different from being overwhelmed (I have times like that, too).  Being overwhelmed carries a state of panic or helplessness.  Recognizing that I am in over my head compels me to be more humble.  It creates more earnestness as I search for answers in the scriptures.  I plead sincerely in my prayers for the help that I need to make it through the responsibilities of every day - meeting the needs of seven family members is next to impossible.  While it is taxing and at times a bit disheartening, I can feel myself stretching and growing and I have come to appreciate the feeling of gaining abilities for which I wasn't actively seeking.  It is ennobling and speaks to the light of Christ which is in me.  I am so very grateful that daily - hourly - I can reach out to my Heavenly Father and he answers my pleas and blesses me with much more strength than I could ever have on my own.  What a marvelous, refining experience parenting is when we partner-parent with the Lord.  "For with God, nothing shall be impossible."  Luke 1:37

Mother's Day 2012

Time to go bury a dead rabbit.  This is a first for me.