Tuesday, March 18, 2008

When Daddy's away, Mama will pray

I've been blog-absent for several days, and here's why...

Part of the reason I talked last week about my being able to be the 'normal mom' these days was because, for an entire week, Casey was out of the state! He and his campus ministry apprentice Lendy (who is more like a co-campus minister in our eyes) took a group of students on a service trip to Morgantown, West Virginia...that's the hometown of the late and great Mr. Don Knotts for those of you who were wondering. This is the second spring break they have made this long trip -- by church bus, no less -- and hopefully their numbers will continue to grow each year. I hope to join them someday, but it being more a service trip than a vacation type of thing it is difficult to have a little one along.

Last year while Casey was gone I needed lots of help in taking care of Miles. I was still considerably weak, was less than two months out from a minor surgery, plus I still had that pesky wound that needed tending to. My parents were able to make it here and spend that time with us, and of course they and Miles loved their time together, and I found their help invaluable. This year I really didn't know how things would go. And to be honest, I was pretty anxious about Casey being gone for seven nights. I know how much he does around here -- believe me, it is a lot -- and so it all seemed very daunting to me.

The day before Casey came home, last Thursday, I had begun to reach the end of my tether. I had thought it would be great if I could do it all on my own while he was gone, but I also was not going to hold myself to a really high standard and then be disappointed if I needed to ask for some help. So, on Thursday morning I asked a friend if she would watch Miles for a couple of hours so I could just have a little time to rest. Two hours of help out of a week isn't bad, and I feel that I can be proud of myself for what I accomplished, especially considering where I was one year ago.

2 comments:

Sally-Anne said...

Only two hours -- that's not just "not bad," that's phenomenal! Good for you. I hope someday I can be as good and "normal" a mom as you are. :)

tracey said...

Aww, thanks Sally-Anne! That's very nice of you. I think you will be an excellent mom, and so much fun. Plus, your kid(s) will learn to talk really quickly since you talk so fast! =)

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