I have always known there isn’t enough time in a day to accomplish what needs to be done or enough days in a week or weeks in a month. I look at my to do list and feel like it is doing me rather than me doing it, if that makes any sense.
My kids take up the bulk of my time. Having four boys, one being 5 months old, means I am constantly answering questions, containing mess, breaking up fights, feeding, and of course changing. Then there is laundry, meals, and just general up keep.
I’m studying for my Masters degree in Nursing so I have reading and writing I have to do. My course is online which means all my classmate interaction is done through forums, which means more reading and writing on top of course assignments.
Then there are my church commitments and this is where I am trying to figure out my priorities. We lead a small group (now on Summer break, but we need to keep up relationships with those who will still be with us in the Fall – and with those we had before just cause we like them), budgeting for Awana, write a classified ad for Awana (Shane worked on it last night but I had to give my two cents which still takes time), hold meetings, and of course build individual relationships with those on our team. How do I fit it all in? I’m really struggling as I’m feeling drained as a mom, drained as a student, and I don’t want to be drained as a servant as well…. I do and I don’t. I want to protect myself from burn out while at the same time serve fully.
At least I know, when the time comes for us to plant a church my degree will be finished and my children will be a little older which means I won’t have to shake a rattle in one hand while typing on the keyboard with the other.
Tags: nursing, priorities, relationships, time management
