Feeling slightly overwhelmed...

Ever since going back to work my life seems to have gotten a lot busier. I am already tired physically and emotionally. I have pretty long days. I get up 5:50 ish and out the door by 6:45. I am lucky that Dh is able to take Brennan to the grandparents in the morning most days as he doesn't start until 10am. I usually get to work at 7:30 and start my day. I am able to leave at 3:50 which is huge as I miss the start of the really heavy traffic. By the time I pick up Brennan and get home it is usually 4:45-5pm depending on traffic and weather.....btw I am not liking this cold snap....but I do like it better than mountains of snow like out east is getting. I feed Brennan play with him, sometimes we do a bath and get him to bed for 8pm....just in time for DH to get home.

This feeling of being overwhelmed has had it's effects on the household. More often then not I do not make diner for myself or DH. I am just to darn tired. My home is a MESS. I have no energy to do chores on the week nights and have to force myself on the weekends which are of course busy with errands.

Seriously, I don't know how working parents do it. I was thinking the other night that in the new house I am going to have 3 bathrooms to clean......oh boy!

Today is the 4th Sunday of Advent "Love." We had a good sermon this morning titled "Joy Exists in Pain" based on scripture from 1 Peter 1:3-9. I was even inclined to jot down a few notes.

We experience trials and suffering not because God wants us to be unhappy, it is something that is a part of a world of sin. However through trials our faith is refined and proven to be genuine and He is glorified.

I have been trying to be at peace with the events of my life. I have spent far too much time worrying about everything. During the time we have been married we have experienced many trials. There have been times when I have felt extremely low and wondered where exactly God was. Anytime I feel that way I always try to remember that HE taking care of us, He is always there. We are meant to have trials and to suffer....but we continue to glorify HIM we will have something to show for it all in the end.

Sigh...my DC is still not sleeping. He has not napped at all today and is extremely grumpy for it.