Beginning to adjust

I really can't believe it is 2012.  It seems so futuristic, but I am excited about it...to see what the Lord has for us and what in the world he is up to...what a journey.  I am beginning to adjust to all of our changes.  (Keyword being "beginning to", guess that is two words.)  My hubby is working a lot and so adjusting to just me and the four kids has been the main challenge.  Sometimes I feel like it is me versus the four kids, but I have to say it is going much better than I imagined.  Darren is an amazing husband and he did a lot to help out with bathing the boys and cooking and would help out with cleaning/laundry if I got behind and perhaps what I am missing the most is that he had been in the habit of making us amazing popcorn almost every night.  So not having him right there in the action with me (and not having the popcorn) has had me a bit concerned about whether or not I could handle this.  Now of course some moments are better than others but as a whole we are falling into a routine that is not as difficult as I was fearing.  But most of that is due to the fact that my responsibilities have changed too.  While on staff at the church Darren worked and was "on call" all the time too, but the difference being he was able to do most of the after hours work from home, whether it was studying, planning, preparing for or hosting an event, and I was working along side him most of the time.  So my outside the home responsibilities have been drastically reduced and I have been able to concentrate on just being a wife and a mom.  I am adjusting.

Another major adjustment has been Darren's laundry.  Can I just say, "ehew"!  Mud all over everything and all the time.  I am trying to get him enough work clothes so that I only have to deal with that grossness once a week.  It takes 3 cycles on each load.  First I do a soak cycle, then a rinse and drain cycle and then a normal wash cycle.  Then after all the loads I have to do one more cycle to clean the machine. It is crazy.  But, I am adjusting.

God has really been working on my heart through this whole let's just say "ordeal", but especially these last 3 weeks.  He has been hammering me in the area of humility.  My dear friend Kindra gave me a book, a character study by Elizabeth George entitled Mary, Nurturing a Heart of Humility.  She used it as a source as she was teaching on Mary with our youth girls.  Going through that book and her bible study has been just what I needed.  Isn't it funny how God gives us just what we need.  Hmm, go figure.  Anyways it has been very encouraging to me and very challenging to me as it has exposed a less than humble heart.  I pray that God will continue adjusting.