I thought this was a good article on "Mommy Burnout." She discusses three areas that can cause it - Doing Too Much, Doing Too Little, and Doing It On Our Own. The second area might offend some people, but I think she has a good point: Sometimes limiting our time with our children perpetuates an attitude that eschews self-sacrifice, and at that point any amount of time spent with or for our children starts to feel burdensome. Not that I think we shouldn't have time away from our children, or that it isn't beneficial. Any of you who know me know that is not true. :-) We can have an attitude that embraces the opportunity for loving service, yet know that we need time out for rest in order to be at our best for that service. The part of the article that I liked the best, though, was the third area. I thought she had some good, encouraging words there.
(I originally posted this around 5 pm but added some more thoughts around 7:30 pm - sorry if you're having to re-read :-)
yes, balance or cadence must be struck when it comes to parenthood. sometimes i wish it were cut and dry.
ReplyDeletebut that is the human condition isn't it?
So true. Like the third area of the article discusses, we wish we had rules or guidelines to make it easier, so sometimes we find some and focus on those instead of looking to Christ for both direction and strength. Living life from the heart instead of from rules is harder, isn't it?
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