So on Sunday Seth gagged at breakfast, but that's not unusual when he has a drainage. He had said his stomach was hurting off and on for two days before then, but he didn't have any other symptoms. Hannah said on Sunday morning that her stomach hurt too, but again, no other symptoms. We decided to go to church because they weren't really acting sick. Then at lunch Seth threw up. It was Dusty tightening his bib around his neck and shirt, which made it press on his throat, and the drainage, I think. He was fine for the rest of the day, with only a couple of complaints that his stomach hurt. (Hannah's too.) Then Sunday night/Monday morning he woke up ALL NIGHT, and we wound up with only about 4 broken hours of sleep. He never threw up again, but he was sick all day yesterday. (The timing of all of this made me so disappointed because yesterday was the next to last MOPS at our church, and I love that one day a month.) He never really did develop a fever. If it was anything, it was 99 or under. He was cranky and not feeling well all day, so he didn't want to leave my lap, and we had some intense morning storms with thunder, so Hannah was never more than 3 inches away from me. It made for a very interesting morning. Fortunately, the storms were over in time for the kids to go take naps, and they took VERY long naps. I was glad because I needed that time alone. Today, Seth is doing much better, although his appetite isn't really back yet.
I had a meeting with my VBS team on Sunday evening and realized just how unorganized I am with all of it. I have no idea what I'm doing. One of the teachers, my friend, has listed out basically a lesson plan for the week (can you tell what her occupation was?), so that helps, but I have to finish the supply list before Sunday and turn that in to the director. I have to make cupcakes for a baby shower on Sunday, and we're having company starting on Thursday. I think the company will make the cupcake making infinitely easier, but I just struggle with dealing with stress.
We're supposed to have our next Bible study tomorrow, but nothing has been said about it, and we weren't in Sunday school on Sunday to discuss it because we had the nursery. I'm guessing we'll just have it here again because no one has really volunteered directly for this week. We had an indirect invitation, but those people haven't really committed to having it at their house, and I'm not going to presume that they'll have it. Much easier just to have it here and know that detail is covered. I'm realizing more and more about myself. I like to have things organized, but I'm unable to really get motivated to organize because I just don't know how to sort out all those details. This is something I NEED to learn, so I can pass it on to Hannah because I feel she's going to be the same way. For now I need to be praying for wisdom because I think that's the only way I'm going to learn how to be the way I desire to be.
For now, I'll go sort out VBS stuff. Maybe I'll feel more organized when I have everything laid out in front of me. :)
"Organized Simplicity" by Tsh Oxenreider
ReplyDeleteGREAT book about living organized and simple.
You actually write a mission statement (with your hubby) and set out to live that family mission. The book gives you helps and focuses on organization in the home, relationships, etc.
I think you'd really like it. $9.99 on amazon right now.
A short true story that you can interpret as you wish:
ReplyDeleteDuring my last years at Caterpillar I had a three-decker mail basket. Top was out, bottom was in and the middle was for stuff that I either did not know what to do with, or didn't want to address at that time. Every few weeks I would clean out that middle basket, and I would find that almost everything in there had resolved itself without my having to do anything. The situation had changed, it was not longer important or needed, or someone else had taken care of it. That middle basket saved me tons of worry and stress.
I think we need a middle basket in our lives as well. There is so much stuff that we worry and fret about, and in the end is not significant enough to justify the stress. The sun comes up the next day, the world turns on its axis whether we handle all of the stuff or not.
As I said, you can interpret as you wish, but I don't think you need any more stress in your life right now. From my perspective, you are doing very well as it is. Your high expectations of yourself are admirable, but don't let the stress of trying to meet those take the fun out of your life. Stick some of that stuff in the middle basket. While it is in there, make some cupcakes, kiss your kids and relax.