Work or Family?

Lately my hours for work have been very low.  I'm complaining a little bit but then I look around see what all needs to be done or has gotten done and realize that maybe I'm not suppose to worry about working right now, instead its family that I need to focus on.

School starts on the 12th, so there is all the running around of getting supplies, "needed" clothing items.  Then there are the mornings this week that I have to go register one here and then the other there.  Throw in the doctor check ups and sport physicals and then add a little normal routine things in the mix of it all.....laundry, cleaning and cooking dinner....where does "work" fit in.  Oh wait I was working....just not getting paid in monetary value.

On Monday I worked downstairs in our home.  We rent the bottom floor out and we have new renters moving in soon.  I actually was quite productive on that day.....cleaning the whole house and then some.

Tuesday was a great day!  I didn't plan it, but He did and I'm thankful that He did.  I started my Tuesday morning, heading out the door to ladies bible study, followed by a women's ministry meeting, ending it with going into the office and working the rest of the day in the church secretary's office so she could go home and relax since she didn't feel well.  I loved every minute of it.  I went to church in the morning and didn't leave until 5 pm.  I enjoyed all the fellowship, encouragement, smiles and hellos, and whatever the next moment brought.

Today.  Today is Wednesday.  It's been a pretty good day.  I'm more tired today than I've been lately.  Fighting at having energy for the rest of the day.  Kyle and I went to register him for the 8th grade then ran a few errands together.  For lunch I moment up with a wonderful friend at the Wildflower Bread Company and enjoyed a great salad while spilling out every word I could possibly find in my whole entire being!  No really I had way  more to share/talk about and question than I really knew.  But she is a great listener, and offers another perspective for me to look at things and make a little more sense and lead me back to hope and endurance again.  After that I came home and finished things up downstairs for the new renters.

I took a break to write this and now I've sat too long and have to find the energy to go make beef paprika for dinner......

So my hours may not be what I think I need them to be but I think my work is home bound for now.