Priorities

Recently I was put in my place. Last week I had my plan. I would wake up early, have my morning quiet time, plan out my day, get Caden up, have breakfast, hit the gym then go about our day of whatever errands, play dates, or chores we had! I was also extremely motivated to do the full 90 days of P90X! So in addition to time at the gym I was going to complete the P90 workouts during Caden's nap time!

The first few days went great! Starting the day with the Lord made such a difference! But then life started getting in the way. Nap times Aren't always the same time of day, nor are they the same amount of time. I wasn't able to get my chores done, I started to feel anxious that I had missed a day of P90. Then when Caden insisted on sleeping in mommy's bed and tossed and turned all night I missed waking up early to have my quiet time. And it was all down hill from there! Missing one day snowballed into missing the next and the next. In turn those days were hectic, stressful and unproductive.

I realized I was putting too much importance on this silly P90 workout and not on the Lord. I was more upset that I didn't get that workout in than that I didn't spend time in the word. And God made sure I knew it! Taking away the times I was so sure I needed to be working out and showing me the difference in my attitude without Him at the forefront of my mind.

Of course at first I didn't recognize this. I thought it was just the extra workout throwing me off and that it was completely silly to add a second workout into my day and take away from time I could be getting important things done like chores and crafts! Then I got hit with some yucky allergies bringing me down another notch and not able to do anything at all!

I was soo mad!! Dude why can't I stick to anything? Why did I start out so awesome and then fizzle out only days later?! After remembering what I wasn't including in my day it all made perfect sense. It's only with the Lord that I can accomplish anything worth while. All that I do is for Him. Not for myself!

"I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength" Philippians 4:13

I was also reminded of my favorite quote by Aristotle:

"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence therefore is not an act, but a habit"

My habits need to change. And God has made that perfectly clear! So instead of making perfect plans I'll plan perfect time with Him!

I'm not supermom!

Too often I find myself only blogging when I have something really fun or meaningful to share.  Like crafts, awesome organization, family fun times, or something the Lord has put on my heart to share.   Because of that it might seem like I'm always on top of it and constantly doing activities with Caden or cooking fantastic meals.

Let me assure you this is not the case! Especially these days when we are in Texas visiting family and Jeremy when he is free from training.  It's so difficult to get into a daily routine! Not to mention I have only done 3 of his homeschooling lessons in the past month!

I start to feel anxious, and like a terrible mom when Caden spends more than 30 minutes watching mickey mouse clubhouse ;)  I have to remember  that it's not about the number of activities we do, or how busy we stay, or how clean the house is.  It's about loving Caden and just being his mommy!

I found this really cool printable from Confessions of a Homeschooler comparing a Super Mom to an Abiding Mom.

So I will practice being an Abiding mom.  Giving myself Grace instead of expecting perfection, building a relationship with Caden instead of just doing things with him, and finding Peace in JESUS instead of the perfect environment!! Can I get an AMEN?! :)

Please check out Confessions of a Homeschooler's site for this printable and many others!

Love Ya'll!

Linking up! {technically this has a picture but I prefer to think of it as a reference chart :) }