beachchik's Journal

Hooray - today is Friday.  I actually called into work and took a personal day.  I never call in unless my kids are sick.  At first I felt guilty but now that I have done 3 loads of laundry, vaccumed, swept, cleaned...I don't feel guilty.  My kids have a 1/2 day of school.  I have been up since 5:30 this morning.  I love this!!!  It is now 10:17 and I have so much accomplished at home and it feels great.  The other half left this morning for officer school at the fire dept.  e will be gone all day!!!

This afternoon we are heading out to the beach for the weekend parade and water fight.  I meet another woman who is going thru the same thing as us here.  She has 3 children as well.  Her daughter and my daughter have hit it off and become friends.  She is down to earth and really hit it off with her.  Makes it nice since I don't ahve alot of friends in this city.  Anyway, we are staying are her parents beach house tonight.  I am going to have some good clean fun and act like a kid.  Yipee!!  We all need that inner perosn to come out at times no matter how old we are.  We grow up and forget how to live and have fun.  That is part of this process of moving on thru our situations.

We get so caught up in being a parent that we loose our name, our whole being.  I love my kids and would not trade them but I let them take over my life.  Trying to find a balance of myself (Melynda) and still being a mom.  It is hard for alot of us b/c we loose that self identity and get all wrapped up into our lives, wake up one day and look where we are at.  Speaking of this point now on DS.  Yes, soem days are hard wondering if we will ever make it.  Call in sick or take a personal day and just enjoy yourself.  I am telling you - peace and quiet, just me and the 2 dogs.  I love it right now and it really gives you time to think about things.  Tomorow is a new day and I will worry about that when I wake up.  

I hope everyone is doing good and this helps to pump up some happiness...you hear me Julie???  

My motto today is that..nothing is going to spoil it.  I will look up and pray that the Lord carries our burdens today and let everything roll of my back.  We all have it bad one way or another but we WILL prevail.

Some inspirational messages that help me get thru the times:

God doesn't promise to protect us from problems on this earth. Instead he promises to give us the courage to face our problems with his strength

Waiting for answers to prayer takes patience, especially when we need help immediately. But our patient reliance on God will be rewarded.

We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance

Romans 5:3 NLT