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I thought we could get practical this week and talk about time management! Does anyone else just not have time to do everything they wish they could? I feel like I am always struggling to complete my to-do list, but also desiring to enjoy the time I have with my kids and husband. It's such a hard balance between responsibilities to our family and the daily tasks. For me, it is hard to be present and engaged when I have so many things undone. I can't focus, and I get high anxiety if I can't walk through my house without stepping on something. Usually playing in my kids' room turns into me organizing their toys while they play. This is definitely one of my biggest struggles as a mom.

I know I need a system, a better way to organize my time, so I can feel free to let loose and have a little fun. Time management is kind of like a good budget. A good budget includes all the items that are crucial (bills, groceries, etc.) but also includes money to spend on entertainment, date nights, and miscellaneous things. I want my time to be like this…

This past weekend, we had our annual youth retreat at our church. My husband serves as the Youth Pastor, and I am honored to work along side him. The week leading up to the event was STRESSFUL. We had leaders backing out left and right, not enough servers for food, anticipated rain for our outside portion of the weekend. Things were just not coming together. And to top it off, we also had personal and family things going on. Our water heater busted the morning of the day the event would start. My husband and I just kept looking at each other all day that Friday thinking, this is just not going to work. We were exhausted and defeated before we kicked off the weekend where we would just get more tired and stretched thin.

I actually walked into the church that Friday evening and told my husband I did not want to be there, and I wanted to go home and cry. But I was only staying because I knew he needed me…