A few things that I am beginning to realize:
~feeding my kid PBJs more than once a week does not mean he is neglected.
~sometimes if you spend all day getting through the next 5 minutes, you still manage to get through the entire day.
~Just because a situation is not ideal, does not mean it is detrimental. Because there is a living situation out there that would suit me better, does not mean that it is God's plan for me to have it tomorrow.
~Good daycare providers are really a tremendous blessing.
~And I think the biggest is: That even if the life we have right now kinda sucks, I am at least actively moving towards one that does not suck. I will not be poor, tired, and unfulfilled forever. It is this that keeps me going sometimes.
~People will let you down. Always. They are not perfect, nor do they intentionally disappont us. And I am learning, that the only way my hopes and dreams will be safe, is to put them in God, who will never fail me.
~Some people (or families) will never change. There will be no great revelation, or moment of insight. There will be no situation too desperate to remain in their lifestyle. There will never be anybody about whom they care enough to get out of where they are. People don't change themselves. God changes people, and that it is not rational to expect things from people who run from God. They will never back you up, or take care of anyone else. (refer to last one, I guess)
~I will never be a perfect parent. I will always misstep and mess up, but that this is one case where doing your absolute best is good enough. And that the closest I can come to being a perfect parent is to live closely in God's Word, shower him in God's Love, and surround him with Godly role models (including being one myself), ... and they pray fervently that it works...
xoxo
