I am a young mom and military wife, what am I not struggling with? But seriously, my lot in life is not bad. I have so many blessings to count. I think my biggest struggle at the moment (besides trying to lose weight, which, in the grand scheme of things, is not the biggest thing I should be worrying about) is learning how to be a good mom to my two rambunctious little boys.
I think sometimes I compare myself to other moms, and I'm like, "why are my kids so crazy? why can't my little boy talk like those kids? etc". But I am learning to stop that, because I have two awesome kids. I think learning to be a mom with your first few kids is the hardest, because you're learning together. I really love my two little guys, but sometimes they wear me down. And that's okay, because those days are really only once in a while.
I am always trying to find ways to help them and keep them entertained, but a lot of the time I don't have the energy to follow through my plans and ideas. Maybe it will get better once they get a little bit older and understand a little bit more.
And I am finally starting to pray a lot more often for help with being a good mom and understanding the needs of my boys and how to address those needs. And wow, I really don't know how I've gotten by without praying so fervently about it in the past. I guess I just rolled with the punches and was hoping that I didn't screw them up too badly.
Overall, I think the hardest thing that I have to deal with is not judging myself, or comparing myself to other moms. Sometimes I wonder how some women have time to do all of it: work out, craft, make homemade dinners, home school, etc; especially when all I want to do is rest with my feet up.
I just want to make sure my priorities are right. I think learning to prioritize my time and make a list of my top priorities is the most important. Family and church, followed by taking care of myself is probably what I am going to go with for now.
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