Don't Burn Out!

It seems like every where I am lately, I am being reminded to "not burn out".  It must be something that God wants to drill into my head. haha.

I think it is something that, as a mom, is always a great reminder. Especially living in the time we live in.

There is so much pressure to be involved in EVERYTHING. Partially because there are a ton of great things available to us now.

My grandma tells me how it was when she was a young mom and I remember what it was like when my mom stayed home with us (from a kids perspective, of course).

They were NOT involved in organized play groups and moms support groups or even Bible studies that incorporated a children's program. In fact, most of the time they didn't even have a car to go anywhere at all.

They may have gotten together with neighbors for coffee and they definitely sent the kids out to play in the neighborhood (unfortunately, we live in a crazy sinful world and really can't do that anymore).

I am in NO WAY saying life was easier because in many ways, I think that women used to feel much more alone than we do and we've been blessed with some pretty helpful modern day appliances/technology! Also...we seriously don't have to iron every work shirt and pants for our hubbies...well most of us don't! Haha

We have support. Some of us have husbands who are extremely involved in caring for our kids and helping with the house. We have the internet to get creative ideas and to read blogs about how other moms feel the same way that we do. We can easily glean helpful ideas from others in the same boat.

But, we also live in a time where we feel the pressure to keep up with the world. We take it upon ourselves to feel like our kids need to be smarter, better, healthier, and more "well rounded". We feel inadequate. 

Well...mommy...give yourself a break. I am trying to.

It is a different life for everyone, certainly, but take time to evaluate your limits. How many days do you really want to be out of the house each week? Is your schedule stressing you out? Your kids out? Your husband? 

Is the playgroup that is stressing you out going to matter to your child when they are in high school? Probably not!

I don't want my kids to look back at their childhood and remember all of the activities they were in and how crazy I was trying to get them there.

I don't want them to look back and think. "Wow...mom really let me do lots of things and go lots of places."

I want them to remember me....and smile :)

I also don't ever want to forget how precious they are. 

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