Just joking those are not even the season that I am going to talk about today. I want to tell you all a little about the seasons of life. More importantly the seasons of my life. I think that all people share similarities in seasons but that no two people will have the exact same season. I am going to focus on the seasons for me since having kids.
I was one of the moms who was so excited to be pregnant. Then the baby came and the depression hit. Not just the baby blues. We are talking postpartum depression not to the extent of harming myself or my baby. To be honest I can't remember lots of the details from when my kids were born. There is 27 months between my oldest and youngest and I was less to deal with depression after both. That was a season of being a mom who had no faith in herself, who didn't want to be with her babies and who was always trying to fake it.
Then came the two toddlers stage that was fun. Not. I can honestly say I didn't enjoy being a mother for many years. It wasn't until my youngest was in grade 1 that I started liking being a parent.
Next season and a season I am still in is school parent bear. My children's education is very important to me and therefore I like to be very involved and up to speed with what is happening in the class room. My daughter who is my oldest is going into grade six which happens to be in the high school end at our school. I am sure this will start a new season.
Seasons also don't just come one at a time. While all the seasons of motherhood are happening I am dealing with seasons of Faith, marriage, employment and many others.
How do we keep it all straight? How do we not become overwhelmed? Guess what? I have no clue. I can tell you what is and isn't working for me. I personally need to talk about it. I need to get it out in the air and share my everything with someone. I have a great husband who always has an ear for me to complain to and i also have a great group of woman that I call my tribe that I can turn too if need be. What doesn't work for me is writing it down. Nope it's not for me. Pen to paper works great for my goals, routines and schedules. It doesn't work for being overwhelmed .
I am currently just coming out of an overwhelmed season, it was been more than a year since my last. I use to have them every couple of months. Now as the kids get older and I get better at knowing my limits they happen less and less.
I know truly enjoy my children and am always looking for was to spend quality time with them and not just be the nagging mom. My relationship with God is growing more and more everyday, my husband is my rock, my children bring joy to my life and my friends help me to stay grounded and encouraged.
Enjoy every season that comes your way, you never know how long it will last. Some you will want to be over the minute they begin others you will want to last a life time.
I am going to leave you with some pictures of our summer, it has been a crazy hectic summer. One that has me counting the minutes for fall. Then I stop and take a breath and remember that I will never have another summer with my 10 year old daughter and 8 year old son.
Thanks for reading and see you all next week