More Than Enough

Hello again! I’m here to play catch up on my 31 days challenge! This weekend ended up being a busy one with some stuff scheduled with friends, which was fun! But unfortunately the rest of the weekend was a crabby one around here. The girls are in full out teething mode again, drooling non-stop, gnawing on everything, and being real fussy because their poor little gums hurt. And when we’re busier with the girls Baylen doesn’t get as much attention which catches up with him and he becomes a little difficult to deal with too.

I don’t know about you, but sometimes it’s tough to not get disheartened or overwhelmed in those tough parenting moments. It’s hard on me when both girls are screaming at the same time and I don’t know who to pick up first. It’s tough when I finally get them calmed down, and then Baylen needs something so I set them down and they immediately start crying again, and the cycle just repeats over and over. It’s tough when I finally decide to go to the gym for a break, get everybody packed up, drive over there, and then go to get the kids out only to find that Mckinley has projectile vomited all over her car seat cover and clothes. So we have no choice but to turn around and go back home. It’s tough when we get back home and I discover Emersyn worked on a huge blow-out that has gone through all the layers she’s wearing, and then I discover that Baylen has spilled juice all over his blue jeans. So I quarantine everyone to the laundry room where I strip them all down to diapers, and douse everything with stain remover, all while singing Silent Night because it randomly popped into my head – I’m guessing because at that point God knew I could use a little “all is calm and all is bright.”

And just then, when I thought I couldn’t handle a whole lot more, I looked up and saw this hanging on the wall of my laundry room…So I decided to take a deep breathe and the almost tears turned to laughter. Maybe the last few days had to be all crazy-like so God could bring me to the laundry room and remind me to FIND JOY. No matter how chaotic some days are, I am always in awe at how God can keep my perspective and gives me more than enough grace to make it through. He is able to give us what we need when we need it, but we have to be willing to seek and find Him.

Have you had tough mommy moments lately? Stop, take a deep breath and remember to FIND JOY IN THE JOURNEY. It’s there somewhere, but we have to LOOK for it and CLAIM it. 

Dear Lord, thank you for always being enough in any circumstance. Your grace is sufficient, and your power is made perfect in my weakness!

Love,

Amber

*This post is part of a 31 Day Challenge to write about Seeing God in Ordinary Moments. Visit my landing page here for links to all the posts.

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