Stillness!

Monday I talked about being still in my expectations.  I put high expectations on myself, my kids, and my hubby and it just needs to stop.  My hubby and I talked about how I expect so much from myself in the mothering department.  He reminded me that I needed to cut myself some slack also.  I can say I am a good mom to my kids.  (A great mom!)  I just get down so easily when I yell or we watch a lot of TV or I can't get it all done or I feel like I don't play enough with them.  The list could go on and on.

So today, my hubby was gone all day.  (He left the house at 4:00am and is not back yet- it's 10:30pm).  I prayed all day that I would not put high expectations on myself today.  I couldn't get it all done and I needed to not fall apart.  I prayed for patience, for a guiding hand for the next step of our day.  I prayed that my kids would nap and that they would have fun with me.  Guess what?  I laid those high expectations of being a mommy aside and we had a great day.  The boys napped (at least for a little bit), we played, we didn't watch much TV, and we even made it to the park.  I packed us a picnic and we had so much fun.  I just feel really proud of myself tonight!  It was a great day for our whole family!