Texting with Megan Chambers

I don’t know how you live like this Janelle

You were my hero before but now I’m catching a glimpse of your life and it’s wild

Great question, how do I do it everyday all day long? I've learned to truly cherish the happy moments, and endure the painful ones. I've learned that when things feel completely out of my control, and unfair, and all the things, I just have to super scale back and if I'm taking things an hour at a time, then I take them 5 minutes at a time or even minutes at a time... If I need to. I give myself lots of Grace in that regard. I've also learned to be a turtle and just focus on me and my baby when he needs it and just trust that everything else around me will work out, which is much easier said than done if you're a Janelle 😂 finally, prayer really helps. When I feel too exhausted and disorganized in my prayers, what has really helped me lately, is making an event on my Google calendar that I use as a cheat sheet. And then I can open that up, And be reminded of the things that I'm praying for, and that I have prayed for, and I'm able to better see and guide and feel the Lord's hand in my life. God is always in the details.

I can't imagine how hard this is Megan, all I know is that David chose you to be his mom. And you are the perfect mom for him. You have stewardship over him. And none of that will ever change no matter what.

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