Man, what do you do when you are sick? The past two weeks I've been so sick. The second week, was doable. Not nearly as terrible as the first.
Last Monday I came home from work with a fever and freezing cold. My husband went to his part time job, and I "played" with the kids until bed time, and then we all went to bed early. Tuesday morning, I wake up at 5, try to shower and get ready for the day. I could barely stand in the shower, and knew that I would never make it to work. Called in a sub and took my temperature. 101.... My sick self ends up staying home with the kids. I had a fever all day long, and was able to nap when they napped, but otherwise we just sat around.
It is so hard to be sick with little kids. I guess I could of still had my babysitter come over, and hope that I could have slept all day long. Or ask my husband to stay at home from work. What do you do? Sometimes we don't know how sick we'll be until the hours go by and we feel worse and worse. And if you are home all the time, do you call your mom? What if you can't call your mom...
It's so hard to know the right and wrong way to do things sometimes. And really, being sick is awful and trying to take care of your kids when your sick is really awful. I just don't know how you do it. I don't even know how I did it. I think that week is such a blur. I just kept hoping and waiting to feel better... I am still coughing. Thankfully I have my energy back. Being a mom and being sick definitely do not go together.
Showing posts with label Dear Stay at Home Mom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dear Stay at Home Mom. Show all posts
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Dear Stay at Home Mom,
I don't know why the Lord does what He does sometimes. Do you know what its like to have to do something every day, but know damn well you don't believe in what you are doing. That something else will always be what's best for your kids and even for yourself. I do know my belief in Jesus has remained and even strengthened in the past two years. There is so much faith required to trust that your kids will be alright when you are gone... not to mention when you are with them!
Stay at Home Mom, how are you this week? Have you shared your deepest darkest struggle with your person? Have you been honest with yourself? I know that I am trying to get better with this. Just because no one asked me how my day was, doesn't mean I have to keep it to myself. Moms are always working, at home all day or at work and at home, and we need to talk. We need an ear to care. We were created for this.
Who do you turn to when you feel overwhelmed. Where do you go when you feel like you are drowning? A person, a place, are you just waiting for nap time?
This school year, I am trusting in the Lord more than ever. I want to find new ways to follow and to be lead. Encouraging other woman is important.
So I'll be praying for you. When you wake up sick and still have to work, even after you were up all night with your baby. I'll be praying for you when you are pumping three times a day at work, so that you can nurse when you get home. I'll be praying for you when you are trying to pursue your husband and he is caught up in his job. I'll be praying for you when your kids are screaming at the same time, when they are hungry for the 100th snack of the day, but they won't eat lunch. While you are potty training and changing 10 poopy diapers a day. When you haven't showered in a few days, and after you were thrown up on and took turns taking off work with your husband. You probably just did 15 loads of laundry.
So. I'll be praying for you. The Stay at Home Mom. The Super Mom.
Stay at Home Mom, how are you this week? Have you shared your deepest darkest struggle with your person? Have you been honest with yourself? I know that I am trying to get better with this. Just because no one asked me how my day was, doesn't mean I have to keep it to myself. Moms are always working, at home all day or at work and at home, and we need to talk. We need an ear to care. We were created for this.
Who do you turn to when you feel overwhelmed. Where do you go when you feel like you are drowning? A person, a place, are you just waiting for nap time?
This school year, I am trusting in the Lord more than ever. I want to find new ways to follow and to be lead. Encouraging other woman is important.
So I'll be praying for you. When you wake up sick and still have to work, even after you were up all night with your baby. I'll be praying for you when you are pumping three times a day at work, so that you can nurse when you get home. I'll be praying for you when you are trying to pursue your husband and he is caught up in his job. I'll be praying for you when your kids are screaming at the same time, when they are hungry for the 100th snack of the day, but they won't eat lunch. While you are potty training and changing 10 poopy diapers a day. When you haven't showered in a few days, and after you were thrown up on and took turns taking off work with your husband. You probably just did 15 loads of laundry.
So. I'll be praying for you. The Stay at Home Mom. The Super Mom.
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful;
he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are
tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
1 Corithians 10:13
Friday, September 7, 2012
Dear Stay at Home Mom,
I just want to tell you,
Your job is not easy. No matter how many kids you are staying home with. Taking care of babies and toddlers all day long is tiresome, challenging, and exhausting. You were meant to do it. I encourage you not to take your time with your littles for granted.
I miss silly morning time. My kids are so happy in the mornings. They are excited to see us, and ready for breakfast.
I miss learning time, lunch time, nap time. Seeing them learn new things, hearing them say new words. I miss the boo boos, and the dirty diapers, the baby wrestling. I am the late shift. I come in for the afternoons and nights, which can be the hardest parts of the day. I come home to cook dinner, feed the masses, clean the floors, sinks, wash the diapers, baths and bed time.
You are blessed to have this time, it is a gift. Even though it is incredibly challenging, you are the one that gets to clean the scrapes and wipe the noses. The one who gets to hear the laughter.
I am learning to be a working mom, but when I am home I try not to take if for granted. For those of you at home all day long, keep trudging, keep organizing, keep loving. As long as your arms are open, you are being effective. You're envied (by me) even on your darkest days. I'm proud of you.
Love,
Working Mom
Your job is not easy. No matter how many kids you are staying home with. Taking care of babies and toddlers all day long is tiresome, challenging, and exhausting. You were meant to do it. I encourage you not to take your time with your littles for granted.
I miss silly morning time. My kids are so happy in the mornings. They are excited to see us, and ready for breakfast.
I miss learning time, lunch time, nap time. Seeing them learn new things, hearing them say new words. I miss the boo boos, and the dirty diapers, the baby wrestling. I am the late shift. I come in for the afternoons and nights, which can be the hardest parts of the day. I come home to cook dinner, feed the masses, clean the floors, sinks, wash the diapers, baths and bed time.
You are blessed to have this time, it is a gift. Even though it is incredibly challenging, you are the one that gets to clean the scrapes and wipe the noses. The one who gets to hear the laughter.
I am learning to be a working mom, but when I am home I try not to take if for granted. For those of you at home all day long, keep trudging, keep organizing, keep loving. As long as your arms are open, you are being effective. You're envied (by me) even on your darkest days. I'm proud of you.
Love,
Working Mom
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