Day 270 - Employee, Wife, Mother, Counselor, Friend

I am:

• Full-time working woman.


• Wife of 17 years.


• Mother to three daughters.


• Encourager and counselor to those hurting and in need.


• Friend


• Volunteer

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I wear many hats. I can change my toddler's wet diaper, discuss appropriate behavior with my middle daughter, and curl my hair at the same time. I can cook a meal, shout at our barking dog, hold a telephone conversation with a friend, and write a "thank you" card simultaneously. I can spend some quality time in the bedroom with my husband, create a mental grocery list, as well as consider my chores for the day...all at the same time. I can start a pot of oatmeal on the stove, brew up some coffee, and study my bible...all at the same time. I can stand in church and sing hymns word for word...and think about my upcoming week...all at the same time.

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Women are notorious for multi-tasking. We can have ten different things going at once, and pull them all off without a hitch. That's our life on a daily basis...performing multiple tasks simultaneously. I think that's one reason we tire out so quickly. We're go, go, go for hours and hours...and then we crash.

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The one thing we should NOT multi-task is our prayer time with the Lord. Go to a quiet place, kneel before Him in reverence and humbleness, clear our minds of everything floating around...and just spend time with God and God alone. Peace...tranquility...renewal of our spirits.

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I was complaining to my husband this morning that life is so busy and hectic! I reiterated how difficult it is to be a full-time working mother of three busy girls, take care of our home, perform all of the grocery shopping, a majority of the cooking, and try to find time for my new classes as well as a brief snippet of time for myself.

We prayed to God about the busyness of my life. My husband thanked the Lord for my job that provides much-needed health insurance and income for our home. And he asked the Lord to give me strength.

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Martha welcomed Jesus into her home. She had a sister Mary who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to what the Lord was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to the Lord and asked, "Do you not care that my sister has left me to do all this work by myself? Tell her to get up and help me!" But the Lord answered her, "Martha, Martha! You are worried and distracted by many things. There is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her." Luke 10:38-42