I had a wonderful birthday yesterday. It was hard (because poor little Esther woke up with a cold) and also fun... I made my favorite cake with einkorn flour and topped it with raspberries. That part of my birthday was delicious. I finished the cake off as a brunch treat after church today while making lunch for everyone. Yum.
I woke up to snow on my birthday which was fun! It all melted by noon which was also great.
Brian took the kids to swim practice so I could have a quiet coffee date with my friend. I got matcha and so did she. It was great to catch up. I'm so busy homeschooling I barely have time to remember I have friends sometimes. I hope we can all get together in the summer again. Summer seems so far away what with having a two year old, planning a garden, homeschooling and taking the kids to cognitive brain therapy...cooking and cleaning...I love my job, and my choice to be a stay at home mom, but everyone gets overwhelmed sometimes. The Sunday school teacher at church today reminded us in class that even Jesus took breaks from everyone and went off to be alone in the desert and that everyone needs time away.
I need to remember that. Sometimes I push too hard and forget to rest.
Matcha is pretty, isn't it? Alas, it definitely had a lot of caffeine in it and made the day a little interesting. But I'm excited I got to have one.
Poor little sick Esther. She had a rough last two nights with a little cold that kept her up. And she mostly slept on mama and it's been so long since that has happened that mama didn't sleep well. But who needs sleep? It's not like I'm busy.
That was a joke. Everyone laugh with me.
Anyway, I did have a great birthday. Becky made me two beautiful cards and Reuben drew me three amazing pictures that I think I will treasure forever. Brian bought me a skirt and a new Chromebook which is perfect, since our old one broke! I use the Chromebook all the time when I'm homeschooling or to pop a movie on for the kids.
The kids and I are doing a screen free week next week, I might be the only one excited. We have a full week, including a new osteopathic manipulation appointment on Monday for me.
I have been feeling a little down. Sometimes I have the problem of thinking I am the sum of my unfinished to-do list and when that list gets quite long I feel like a failure. Anyway, I am reminding myself that since I'm a sinner, it can't get any worse and I should keep my eyes on Jesus and on his unending mercy and goodness, which covers even the pile of unsorted laundry that hast been in my living room for three days... and even my bad attitude and grumpiness. The laundry bothers me, but it's the attitude I want to work on most. God is good, and I need him. It's been a hard season of finding my way through Christ and I know it isn't over yet (because I'm still here...) and I now my children need me. I hope I can point both them and my husband to Jesus.
Here is to another week! I need to plan some crock pot meals, the treasure that warms the heart of all mothers through every stage of life.
Here is to the last year of my thirties! It went by so fast and was chock full of babies. Each of my darlings spent some of their babyhoods in the third decade of my life... it's been a whirlwind. Reuben born in 2015, Becky in 2018 and Esther in 2023. It's been a crazy 10 years.
I ended the day by playing some animal crossing on my lovely island with Mint, my favorite resident.
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