 While summer might be a slower time of year for some, for me it just means a different kind of juggling. Since I'm married to a teacher, my whole family is home with me during the school break. As someone who works from home, it's not ideal in some ways.
In other ways, it's really nice because I set my own hours for the most part, so if I want to take off every Tuesday morning to go to story time at the library, I can do that too. But it's all about juggling, no matter what time of year it is. And lately, I'm not doing it well.
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 I finally got comfortable with myself when I was around 30. Know how I can tell? I decided to dye some of my hair bright pink. Just a bit of peekaboo color under the top layer, so that it showed when I pulled some back or the wind blowed.
My husband loved it. I loved it. My dad thought I'd lost my mind. We didn't have kids yet back then. That was right before we started the more intensive fertility treatments. And I just needed something different. I never really thought about what would happen down the road.  Does God ever cause you to stop and be still, whether you want to or not? I'm not sure how much you know about me, but I ... don't stop much. I work four jobs, am a mom, a wife, a Bible class teacher, and on several committees at church. Needless to say, I put myself under a lot of stress.
And this week it caught up with me. I was having weird sensations in my chest. Fluttering, tightening, and shortness of breath. All can be signs of stress and anxiety. In women, they can also be signs of an oncoming heart attack. Needless to say, I didn't wait too long (okay, I waited two days) before being checked out. |
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