It's been a busy summer. Things have been happening left and right, leaving me feeling quite a bit overwhelmed.
I found myself sitting in church on Sunday, listening to my pastor talk about seasons of life, and I decided to give up. To stop whining internally about the crazy life of self-denial that is the life of a mom. To accept the way things are now and be willing to wait on some of my dreams. A specific dream I let go of was that of going on a trip with Nick...just the two of us. "Hopefully we'll get to go on a trip for our 10th anniversary (4 years from now)," is the literal decision I came to.
Fast forward thirty minutes. The church service is complete, and I'm sitting with my kids at a table as they munch on donuts. Nick and I are suddenly surrounded by friends and a gift is placed in our hands. As I realized what they'd given us, I couldn't help but cry.
Our amazing friends had joined together to send Nick and I on a trip for 3 nights. They'd arranged accomidations, planned activities and provided loving places for our children to stay. I was (and still am) overwhelmed.
Only now, instead of being overwhelmed by fatigue, self-pity or discouragement, I am overwhelmed by the love of the incredible people in my life. I feel their arms around me and am lifted and encouraged in this season I'm in.
And I can't wait to escape for a few days!
