Sweet Shoppe Designs

Journaling:

Two years ago, I had to
quit my "dream job" as
a stay-at-home mom to
return to work full-time
because of Alain's chronic
pain. And even now, it
breaks my heart every morning
when I leave home. Each day,
the same thought replays itself
in my head: "I'm not doing
what I was meant to do."

I feel like I am stretched
so thin that I can't possibly
succeed at any of my roles
in life: wife, mother, employee.
There just aren't enough hours
in the day. When I'm at work,
my thoughts are at home. When
I'm home, I'm usually so tired
that the laundry piles up,
the kids end up watching too
much TV and there's no time
left over for Alain, much
less any "me time."

And with the arrival
of our new baby girl
in just a few weeks,
it's bound to get
even harder. I'm
thankful for the
blessings in my life,
but I can't help but
mourn for the dream
I've lost, too.

Foxy Roxy by Fee Jardine
Tattered Papers by Libby Weifenbach