Sorry things have been quiet here on the blog....We were at Matt's parent's house for nearly two weeks during the Christmas holiday. It was SO relaxing and fun but this week has been very busy. We've been re-entering the reality of life.
It's not like anything has been URGENT!, but there's been a lot to get done here at home, which weighs on me: getting Christmas put away, purging and organizing each room to start the New Year clean...Jack's birthday party tomorrow, new freelance writing jobs, SEW LOVELY at the end of the month, pants to alter. And the desire to get things done without putting my children in front of movies for hours.
I've been pressing into the Lord to help direct my days and use "open" time to do more reading with my kids, playing on the floor, etc. I always like to take time at the start of the year to refocus on what God wants me to be doing. It often starts with remembering that I am 1. Matt's wife, 2. a mother, 3. a friend, 4. writer/crafter/blogger. Some days it's very hard for me to keep these in order. I may be sharing more of my New Year's thoughts with you soon...You might enjoy Ann Voskamp's New Year post here.
Blogging is something I really enjoy and it's not going away, but things may be a little quieter this month as I focus on getting thing in order in my home and my heart. I started this blog because I wanted to "be intentional about teaching God's truth to my kids." This month, for me, that means that all my extra time is going to be devoted to just that (without the pressure to do a post on it).
While I haven't been blogging every day, it does dominate a lot of my thought time. I think about it a lot and sometimes I feel this pressure that it's just one more thing I have to get done each day. It can take the joy out of it. So I'm gonna be rethinking some strategies to still blog, but to do it in a way that doesn't feel like just another check mark. (So far my ideas include: writing more posts that don't include photography, posting 2-3 times a week only, writing posts each week all at once, getting up before the kids once a week to have "uninterrupted" computer time.)
Anyway, just thought I would let you know where my heart is at these days and that I haven't just fallen off the face of the earth.Thanks for letting me ramble.
And now, I need to deal with a little boy who is has climbed on the counter and is sticking everything imaginable into his pile of play dough and a baby girl who is throwing a fit because she can't get her baby doll stroller to do what she wants....ahhh such is the life of a domestic engineer. Did I mention my toilets are disgusting?
More later, friends. More later.
Love you friend. Your last line made me crack up OUT LOUD. And it's not even 6am.
Posted by: Kristen | January 07, 2012 at 05:50 AM