I'm obviously several days behind.
I'm trying. I really am.
This morning, I was having a moment of self-pity. It doesn't really matter why. All that matters is I was. Normally, I would let it go on for a while, let it ruin the rest of my day.
But this morning, I remembered the challenge. I remembered what I was doing. As a result, I handled what needed to be done, and my day has been much better than it would normally have been.
I can't say that my attitude improved immediately, but it did improve. I am working, and I believe God is working in me.
I have not been great at asking my husband what I can do to make his life better. Some days, I remember, but other days I do not.
I have been feeling conviction that I need to waste less time, to spend more time taking care of the things I need to take care of. So, I am planning (for the rest of Lent, at least), to stay off the computer except when the girls are "down." This happens twice -- once for quiet period after lunch, and then at night when they're in bed. No one "needs" me during that time. And I usually use quiet period as down time anyway each day. I've become too dependent on the computer to fill up my days, and I have become lazy in housekeeping, parenting, and homeschooling. This is not a good way to live. It isn't being a good servant. So, at least for Lent, I am minimizing my computer time in order to maximize my service.
It's been good for me to do this. Kind of a "reset" on some of my bad habits.
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