It's the season of school. Homeschool. And a super tight deadline looming overhead. AND a myriad of life stressors that make daily life challenging. My face looks pretty much like my son's in this photo. Intensively concentrating and focused.
Do you find yourself going through stages of life like this? When balancing it all feels like more than a juggling act and instead, a complete plea for some miracles?
People ask me how I do it all? I usually respond "who says I do?" LOL! But truly, my prayer is consistently that the Lord will redeem the time for me. That I will be centered in His grace and strength. That I will prioritize what He wants me to prioritize.
I think sometimes we have a dream--at least I do--of that perfect writing day or week. Rainy. Comfy sweater. Coffee. Silence. A slow morning. Then curl up for a long concentrated period of time to whisk myself away into the world of imagination.
It's been a long time since that's happened for me! As it is, I'm up before the rest of the family this morning. Yes, there's rain and a comfy sweater, but my task list in my project management software is long. My Virtual Assistant/Social Media Management business demanding me to meet a different set of deadlines. So while my characters lurk in the back of my brain and keep pounding "don't forget us and this deadline", I've already made coffee and am plugging away on the task list.
There's no simple checklist to maintaining a peaceful balance. I wish there was. Just prayer and lots of it. Some days, I just want to cry. Others, I feel like I can do this forever. Most days, I muddle through and wonder what it will be like in eternity ... will we have deadlines there too?
Are you in a season where you could use some extra strength, wisdom, and faith? What do you do to make it through?
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Jaime Jo Wright loves to read—and write—fiction with elements of mystery, faith, and romance from her home in Wisconsin. She's a coffee drinker by day and night, lives in dreamland, and exists in reality.
Find her at www.JaimeWrightBooks.com or www.MadLitMentoring.com
