Welp. Here I am. It's 2023. This blog has been long forgotten until the other day I was on a walk and I thought, remember when I blogged? Back when it was such a thing to do. What do people do now? Instagram? Facebook? Maybe people just write books. I don't know. But what I do know is that I need a place to reflect, to process, and to be present.
Life is so crazy full. I am not going to try to recount the almost decade that it has been since I have signed into this account. We all know that so many things have happened. So much change and so much the same.
When I think back on a "day in the life" 10 years ago, I realize that it's not so different from today. Sure, the kids are older, but each day is still filled with the same juggling act of navigating schedules and budgets. Now we are just navigating driver's ed instead of potty-training and teenagers' schedules along with our own schedules.
Side rant: I can't decide which is worse - teaching your teenager to drive or potty-training a toddler. Can we just skip straight to the part where they do the thing? The training is never-ending. And NOT fun. Will they ever poop on the potty by themselves? Well, yes, yes they will. Will they ever drive and not make you feel like you are about to die? I don't know yet. But so far, I am still alive.
Right now we have three kids in three schools with three different start and end times. They are all involved in extra things: piano, soccer x2, cross-country, bible studies, youth group, work, etc. I saw a meme recently that said, "Sorry I can't hang out right now...my kids are living their best lives and I am their ride." And nothing has rung truer. After work, Aaron and I split up the tasks of picking up and dropping off and often squeezing in our own meetings or events. Did I mention we are in the middle of a huge kitchen/bathroom renovation? Oh my gosh, life is so crazy full right now. But the Spirit keeps tugging me to be present. To appreciate the chaos. There is so much growth and change happening in the kids and us. I don't want to miss it, because in 10 years when I come back to this blog, I will wish I could drive my kids around (I think I will miss it...but who knows... maybe I won't miss it at all!).
So here I am. I am gonna write about my life again. I think I need it.
