A Balancing Act

The more I go through this journey of what it would be like to be a Proverbs 31 Woman, the more challenging it seems to be.  When you stop to think about it, we all have many different hats and jobs that must be completed each and everyday.  From wife, mom, Christ follower, daughter, sister, friend, full-time teacher, and so on, there seems to be no end in sight as to what needs to be done.  As I was thinking about all of this earlier, I have come to realize how happy I am that God has placed this on my heart during the summer months.  Do I have enough energy to complete everything? Not really, but I am able to get into some routine and take care of my family the way they deserved to be cared for.  It seemed so crazy at the end of the school year how exhausting/overwhelming everything started to be.  The house was a mess, dinner was rarely cooked by me, and there did not seem to be time to just sit and enjoy being with my boys.  It was much easier to be out of the house and doing this or that as opposed to being home and having to deal with the mess and choas that I had no energy for anyway.  And so I have now declared this journey a balancing act! 


Over the next month my goal is to figure out how to get it all done and still have a healthy routine.  When will the house get cleaned?  How can I keep it clean and not let it get out of control?  What about dinner?  Can we make time for the three of us to sit down and just enjoy one another's company? 


I know the challenges that lay ahead once school starts again, but if I can come up with a game plan before hand hopefully things will not be as overwhelming.  Proverbs 31:27 says She carefully watches everything in her household and suffers nothing from laziness. That seems like an awefully tall order to fill, but I know some women who do a great job of getting it all done.  Are they tired, you betcha, but their family is happy and in return that makes them very happy as well. 

*****Wow it only took me 2 weeks to get back to this post!!!!*****

When it all comes down to it, I need some major organization!  I am working on it slowly, and my house is slowly coming together.  The more I walk around this place the more stuff I see we don't need, and I am actually getting read of what I can.  This is a big progress for me.  Now this seems easy as I am home for another couple of weeks, but I hope to come up with some sort of routine/way of doing things around the house that even a full time working mom can do when she gets home.  Any suggestions are gladly welcomed.  Maybe you have a system that works great for you and your family.  I know I am not the only one here that could use a little advice!