Mom Guilt

MOM GUILT:

 I'm going to be bringing something new to the table on Mondays- MONDAY MESSES AND MOM GUILT Today, I want to share why I'm bringing this to the table and what it's all about. Yall.. motherhood is messy! We don't always get it right. We drop the ball, we makes mistakes...plain and simple- we screw up! Monday, I totally forgot it was Spirit Week, sent my kid to school without his fun attire...yep!! And even worse- Its marked on my calendar, and the note is on my refrigerator....in plain sight. No excuses- just plain old- I forgot!

 This week I haven't been feeling well and Im not sleeping at night. I've been pushing through, in spite of feeling horrible...cause that's what we're supposed to do as a mom, right? Well, the other night it finally caught up with me and my body said NO MORE. I found myself in bed at 6:30. I had to ask my husband to get my son bathed and ready for bed. He stepped in and did that, as well as the dishes, laundry, and all my other nightly routine obligations. But instead of falling sleeping and resting peacefully, I laid in my bed feeling guilty.

 GUILTY?
 Yes, guilty for crying out loud...
GUILTY of what?
 GUILYY of being sick?

 I felt guilty that I couldn't do my nightly routine with my son, guilty that I couldn't snuggle and say night prayers, guilty that I was letting my son down.

 I felt guilty that I couldn't find the strength to put the dishes in the dishwasher, guilty that I hadn't folded the laundry earlier that day, guilty that I hadn't completed all my tasks and responsibilities.

 I felt guilty that I had to ask my busy, tired from working-all-day husband for help...did he mind? Not one bit. He was more than happy to help... He always is! He's great..But the guilt still hit me and I felt like I was failing my husband.

 I felt guilty that I wasn't trying hard enough. That somehow if I ignored my exhausted, achy body-I could muster up enough strength to do what needed to be done...and I felt guilty that I didn't have the energy or desire to do it!

 And then to beat all...I felt guilty for feeling GUILTY

 And I have a feeling, I'm not the only woman who struggles with guilt. Can anyone else relate to this craziness?

Guilt of not doing enough.
Guilt of not being enough.
Guilt of not trying harder.
Guilt of failing.
Guilt of forgetting.
Guilt of messing up.
Guilt of not measuring up.
Guilt of not being good enough
Guilt
Guilt
Guilt

Sure, we know where the guilt comes from....
We know who the voice belongs to
We recognize the whispers
We identify the condoning, accusing, hurtful lies.

But it doesnt stop the struggle
It still hurts
It still messes with our mind.

Even though we know it comes from Satan, it's still hard to see the TRUTH when we are drowning in the GUILT

This is why I want to start this new topic MONDAY MESSES AND MOM GUILT

My desire is that we mommas will learn to give ourselves:
more grace and less guilt
more forgiveness and less fault
more acceptance and less accusations

I hope you will join me in this new journey on Mondays. I hope you will feel free to share your struggles. I hope you will encourage other moms, friends, and family members to participate. But more importantly, I pray it will encourage you to walk closer to God and hear the voice of GRACE over the voice of GUILT.

Now, I'm going to go take a much needed nap.. with NO GUILT

 Blessings