I know I said I wouldn’t be back until tomorrow, but I just wanted to pop in to say thanks for all of your words of encouragement yesterday. I know I’m not alone in this season of motherhood (and that I’m not the only one who wants to throw a fit when they find another dirty sock on the kitchen table), but it always helps to hear. Misery loves company, I guess they say :) So, thanks for letting me get it all out. I’ve said it. I feel better. Moving on.
I also wanted to remind you that if your bathroom could use some help, there’s still a few more days to enter the MirrorMate sweepstakes. They’re giving away a MirrorMate frame, $500 and a design plan by me.
photo: MirrorMate
Go here to enter:
(Contest ends October 22nd.)
Thank you! I love to know that everyone is not perfect. The photos on blogs make me think that I failed. I hope your having a good day.
Nope… you’re not alone.
Mothers will always think we can do more, we can do better. And yes, we all have bad days and then, we awake up and we see that’s hope and we are better than we actually know.
Much love to you, Emily!
xo
Luciane at HomeBunch.com
Oh.. so many typos… sorry!!! See? I have my 3 kids around me!!! :-)
xo
Luciane at HomeBunch.com
My kids are grown but it is my dear sweet absent minded husband who puts dirty socks on the kitchen table! UCK!
Hang in there! I call the whole holidaybirthdayschoolprogramscostume season the Death March. Hope you can take a nap.
Dear Emily,
I didn’t reply to your post yesterday because I was in the midst of a rough “mama” day myself! After I went to bed, though, I was thinking the timing of the post was perfect – just the encouragement I needed that moment. Entering my third trimester of pregnancy while tending to my teething one-year-old can be more exhausting than my stressful college/working days ever were, but really, there’s nothing else I’d rather be doing! I thank the Lord every day for allowing me to be a stay-at-home wife and mother…I just needed a reminder yesterday! :)
Enjoying with you the JOYS of motherhood, Jesse May
I’m a few years past where you are and will be an “empty nester” in a short year. While I did not love those days my house is a little to quiet these days. I long for my grandchildren to come and leave a sock on the kitchen table.
Emily, yesterday I celebrated my 30th wedding anniversary by taking the day off work, cleaning house, and looking after my husband who has been battling cancer for eight years. We ended the day with him telling me he thought he was dying and many tears were shed – yeah the new chemo regimen is brutal and yes, that day will probably take several sessions with my counselor. Believe it or not, my post is supposed to be an encouragement. You may be exhausted, underappreciated, and fed up, but you are exhausted, underappreciated, and fed up for good reasons. Some days I have to work really hard to remind myself that things could be waaay worse for us and some days it doesn’t take much work at all. At the end of the day we can only pray tomorrow is better and press on toward the goal. Blessings.
Oh I have those moments alot:( With eight kids and just washing the bed linens each week and making meals and doing at least five or more loads of wash each day sometimes it gets to be to much. At the end of the day I do feel good knowing this is something I have wanted my whole lifs and I am Blessed to be able to stay home:) Love the giveaway:) I have one bathroom that still has no mirrors after six years:)