I read my MOPS newsletter this week, and it reminded me a lot of exactly how I feel right now! At times, I feel like I'm caving in. Then I feel like I have it all together again. There are times I'm in the valley and then there are time I'm on the mountaintop! I think I've learned - these are called "seasons". They all pass. Then there's another one! By golly, we make it through each one. We survive!
I often turn to my friend, Sheri, or my own Mom when I'm freakin' out! :) They often bring me back or remind me to cherish this time. This blurb from my MOPS newsletter reminded me of times with Sheri. I have cried with her and she reminds me that it's ok to feel this way - overwhelmed - and it will pass. Please read the entry below. It really touched me. The story is from a mom that was overwhelmed and met up with a older mentor mom.
She took my hand into hers and spoke a truth that gave me hope: “This time is difficult, but it will pass. New difficulties will appear and they too will pass. But between the valleys are mountaintops with breath-taking vistas that make all the tears worth the journey. You will make it through this.”
Now, a few years down the road (with several full nights of sleep under my belt), I can appreciate the lifeline she offered me that day. The valleys of parenting are hard and sometimes heart-wrenching. But having hope helps me make it through those valleys. And those tough times are the very things that help me mature as a woman and mother.
Now, a few years down the road (with several full nights of sleep under my belt), I can appreciate the lifeline she offered me that day. The valleys of parenting are hard and sometimes heart-wrenching. But having hope helps me make it through those valleys. And those tough times are the very things that help me mature as a woman and mother.
Just knowing that we're not always going to be in the valley makes me feel better!
The past few days, I have felt on the mountain top! I am enjoying it while it lasts.... I know I'll be back in the valley shortly! :)
But I'm here to encourage you along the way!
love and peace,
Myah
My...you HAVE to go through the valley's to become the woman that God is molding you to become. God takes us to those depths so that we pray to him for growth, and you have to trust Him to take you to the mountaintops, so that you will become a stronger woman of His faith!!! Just pray and trust in Him! It is all a learning process. And you ALWAYS have me to confide in and rely on!!! I am yours forever!!
ReplyDeleteI love you more than life itself,
Mom/Nena
Myah,
ReplyDeleteI love our friendship and appreciate your honesty about how you are doing. The ups and down seem so much more intense and frequesnt when the kids are little and we have such endless responsibility. I remember being grateful if the kids were gone for an evening just so I didnt have to share my food or put anyone to bed. (as you hardly ever put a toddler to bed just once an evening :o)
Your season also just added the holiday of a family move. My gosh, no wonder you feel overwhelmed. Be encouraged my friend. Stop when you can (and I know you do)and take in even the briefest moments with a deep breath and know that this indeed is the good stuff. Love, Sheri