God's hand in my life this last week
Okay, I didn't post on Sunday, but I am posting nonetheless. This is just a summary of the good things about last week.
Last week was a challenging week mainly because Kate was *not* sleeping well. At all. Nap time and bedtime were both things to dread. As a result, we were tired and she was clingy, and I didn't get much done. Ironically, Sunday night last week, she slept for a glorious eleven hours.
However, there were blessings that came last week, though they weren't what I expected.
On Wednesday, I woke up exhausted. I had no idea how I was going to get through that day. I knelt down in prayer and said, "I need help. I'm tired. I have so much to do. I need help." When I got up from the prayer, I felt directed to get showered and dressed, and to take Kate to a local children's garden just down the highway from us. So I did. Kate watched a "Blue's Clues" episode happily while I took a quick shower and got dressed. A tender mercy, for solo showers can be scarce for young mothers.
When we arrived at the children's garden, a worker there asked us, "So, are you going to come to story time? It's at eleven!" We arrived at about 10:30 or so, so we explored the garden in the meantime. Another blessing. Kate loved story time, especially pulling books off the little shelves afterwards and having me read them to her. When we got home, she went down for a nap pretty easily...ahhhhh.
That evening, I was planning to make spaghetti for dinner. I assumed I had all the ingredients, but when I went to get diced tomatoes...I discovered I only had one can when the recipe called for two. Panic ensued, but then the thought came to me, "Ask your neighbors!" I went to a downstairs neighbor, Ruthie (who has an adorable son just six weeks older than Kate) and she had diced tomatoes. Dinner was saved!
And that night, Kate didn't sleep well again...ugggghhhh.
The next morning was a difficult one. Kate was whiny, clingy, and just wanted to watch TV. It was also very cold, overcast, and threatening to rain, so going outside wasn't much of an option. And again, I was exhausted. I remember praying again, asking for help and energy. Well, Kate came in, crawled into my lap, and fell asleep. It was the sweetest thing ever. I tucked her into bed, and went to my room to lay down myself. It was lovely.
Later that day, I was able to go over to neighbor friend Ruthie's house to do some sewing, and to hang out. We talked about mom stuff, giving birth (bound to come up in mom conversations, eh?), and the general craziness that is life with a toddler (our babies are the same age). It was very needed, and I feel more motivated to start sewing more often...now to get my sewing desk organized...
I don't remember much about Friday. I actually didn't make my list that day. Stephan and I managed to have an at-home date night of sorts when we FINALLY got Kate to bed. We got the latest Star Trek movie from Redbox and watched that.
Saturday was the beginning of General Conference. For my non-Mormon readers, twice a year, our leaders speak to us through an international broadcast we call General Conference.
The biggest blessing came in the form of Elder Jeffery R.Holland's talk. He talked about depression and other mental illnesses, and how to respond to these challenges. This talk could not have come at a better time for me, since I have been struggling with depression recently. I will devote another post just to this talk at another time.
And on Saturday night, Kate fell asleep easily, at a reasonable hour, and slept through the night. We were overjoyed, though *I* went to bed too late...naughty me.
Sunday was another day of conference. After conference, we went over to Stephan's sister's house for dessert. My two-year-old nephew gave me hugs, and when we were getting ready to leave, he insisted on giving Kate and me kisses. Melt my heart...
Then last night, Kate went to sleep easily and slept well again. Hallelujah! And I managed to get enough sleep too...ahhhhh.....
Here's hoping the good sleeping patterns continue once again.
Last week was a challenging week mainly because Kate was *not* sleeping well. At all. Nap time and bedtime were both things to dread. As a result, we were tired and she was clingy, and I didn't get much done. Ironically, Sunday night last week, she slept for a glorious eleven hours.
However, there were blessings that came last week, though they weren't what I expected.
On Wednesday, I woke up exhausted. I had no idea how I was going to get through that day. I knelt down in prayer and said, "I need help. I'm tired. I have so much to do. I need help." When I got up from the prayer, I felt directed to get showered and dressed, and to take Kate to a local children's garden just down the highway from us. So I did. Kate watched a "Blue's Clues" episode happily while I took a quick shower and got dressed. A tender mercy, for solo showers can be scarce for young mothers.
When we arrived at the children's garden, a worker there asked us, "So, are you going to come to story time? It's at eleven!" We arrived at about 10:30 or so, so we explored the garden in the meantime. Another blessing. Kate loved story time, especially pulling books off the little shelves afterwards and having me read them to her. When we got home, she went down for a nap pretty easily...ahhhhh.
That evening, I was planning to make spaghetti for dinner. I assumed I had all the ingredients, but when I went to get diced tomatoes...I discovered I only had one can when the recipe called for two. Panic ensued, but then the thought came to me, "Ask your neighbors!" I went to a downstairs neighbor, Ruthie (who has an adorable son just six weeks older than Kate) and she had diced tomatoes. Dinner was saved!
And that night, Kate didn't sleep well again...ugggghhhh.
The next morning was a difficult one. Kate was whiny, clingy, and just wanted to watch TV. It was also very cold, overcast, and threatening to rain, so going outside wasn't much of an option. And again, I was exhausted. I remember praying again, asking for help and energy. Well, Kate came in, crawled into my lap, and fell asleep. It was the sweetest thing ever. I tucked her into bed, and went to my room to lay down myself. It was lovely.
Later that day, I was able to go over to neighbor friend Ruthie's house to do some sewing, and to hang out. We talked about mom stuff, giving birth (bound to come up in mom conversations, eh?), and the general craziness that is life with a toddler (our babies are the same age). It was very needed, and I feel more motivated to start sewing more often...now to get my sewing desk organized...
I don't remember much about Friday. I actually didn't make my list that day. Stephan and I managed to have an at-home date night of sorts when we FINALLY got Kate to bed. We got the latest Star Trek movie from Redbox and watched that.
Saturday was the beginning of General Conference. For my non-Mormon readers, twice a year, our leaders speak to us through an international broadcast we call General Conference.
The biggest blessing came in the form of Elder Jeffery R.Holland's talk. He talked about depression and other mental illnesses, and how to respond to these challenges. This talk could not have come at a better time for me, since I have been struggling with depression recently. I will devote another post just to this talk at another time.
And on Saturday night, Kate fell asleep easily, at a reasonable hour, and slept through the night. We were overjoyed, though *I* went to bed too late...naughty me.
Sunday was another day of conference. After conference, we went over to Stephan's sister's house for dessert. My two-year-old nephew gave me hugs, and when we were getting ready to leave, he insisted on giving Kate and me kisses. Melt my heart...
Then last night, Kate went to sleep easily and slept well again. Hallelujah! And I managed to get enough sleep too...ahhhhh.....
Here's hoping the good sleeping patterns continue once again.
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