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It’s the time of year to regroup… reorganize everything and prepare for the new school year. It’s been quite the job and I’m only officially schooling 2 kids right now… how mothers do it with more… well, I guess I’ll find out one day soon… ☺
I walked in my pantry the other day and looked around… I saw untouched science books I was hoping to read the kids over the summer, a Names of God study we didn't finish, a juicer we’ve never used, a bread machine covered in dust, a huge bag of wheat we’ve never opened, baby food I was supposed to start with Faith this week and haven’t.
I walk out and hear my kids trying to pick things out on the piano when I quit giving them lesson a year ago when Faith came along, blank walls where I’ve never hung anything since we repainted, my garage is FULL of boxes of things where we cleared the back room for Brian’s office and I can’t figure out how to bring them all back in. And the list could go on and on…
But while I wander about trying to figure out where to begin, the “next thing” calls me away and I get to none of it… and once the “next thing” is done, what do I do? Well, I figure the day is a wash anyways, so I sit down at the computer and browse Facebook for 20 minutes.
How do you get it all done? I am not Supermom and know that’s not possible. However, I have to wonder, if I took everything out of my life that shouldn’t be there… could I get it all done? or at least a lot more of it? Am I just "settling?"
I don’t want my kids to be lacking in their education because I stayed on Facebook too long each day… or to never know about the scorners in Proverbs because I get up too late in the day and we skip Bible time, or never got to our study project? Or we have health problems in years to come because I didn't take the time to fix enough wholesome food... :)
There is a place in life for time for “me” but I think it can get out of balance. So… I don’t know that I have any answers… just praying that the Lord would help me sort through what is His best for me and what are time wasters… Meanwhile school starts on Monday… and the to-do list isn’t going to allow for much else, I’m thinking… we shall see.
Vacation
We had the opportunity to go on vacation with my family this past week to Topsail Island, NC. Thankfully we avoided a hurricane this year and the weather was mostly cooperative. Here's a few photos, though most of you may have already seen them on Facebook.
How many hours did you say this trip was?
Our house for the week
  
Stephen being his typical self
Night time swim in our pool
Got chins?
Does anyone notice that the tide is coming in?
 
Relaxing...
 
Cousins, Jamie & Kenny
Faith greeting me in her "closet bed" where she was kind enough to stay awake most days and keep her Mommy from getting too much sun. It helped to discover a new tooth was the cause of the problem.
 
Going out to hunt for shark teeth with Grandpa
Coping with internet withdrawal by searching for neighboring wi-fi signals
    
All the Uncles
And our first family picture of 6
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