August has been one stressful month in our household. Mike said this week it had been the most stressful of his life. It has certainly been the most stressful of our marriage.
And I would like to break up all those "stressful" words and replace them with other words: difficult or awful. But they wouldn't be true. At least not for me.
The month had some very sad events. It also had some good times, a lot of wonderful visits from friends and family, some learning experiences in our family (some of which I've written about), and some new experiences that were fun and exciting. It was all just A LOT. The pace was relentless. We felt it. The kids felt it. Our company felt it. It effected us physically and emotionally. I found some character deficits that need some serious work.
The good news is that in the process, we discovered a strong faith, a strong marriage, a strong family.
Several times in the last couple of weeks, Kyrie would encourage Mike to kiss me (or vice versa). Everleigh makes us do it every morning. I was reminded how knowing your parents love each other can provide a bedrock of security to kids in stressful times. We aren't too sure about their college funds but we do love each other, which is far more important.
But as much as I wish we could have a little more summer, I'm not looking back wistfully at this month. Hello, September!
1 comment:
I am looking forward to Sept also
even though August was very fun (loved seeing you and family) and the least stressful month I have had in a long, long time. I hope that at the end of Sept. you will be able to write that it was a good month for all of you.
Judy
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