5 Things that I Experience Guilt Over:
* being a bad parent- this category covers any yelling, impatience, frustration, ranting that comes out of my stinking mouth sometimes. I also can use dramatic body language- arm waving, pointing fingers, etc. I must look like an idiot sometimes. Well, I know I do, cause my oldest has to fight the giggles sometimes. I am working on this...
* not video taping my kids very much. I have CUTE, quirky kids. I am going to kick myself in the butt one day....I already am. Some of their expressions and sayings are priceless.
* not being more courageous in my witness. On one hand, I don't seem to get handed many smooth moment opportunities to share Christ. On the other hand, I get lots of opportunities to share how He has changed my life, if you know what I mean. I just need to step out there and not worry about how awkward I feel, cause it's just not about me.
* our storage room- this room has been begging, just BEGGING, to be sorted for 4 years. It is out of sight and out of mind, baby, so I just don't get to it.
* my photos- this project has also been hanging over my head for years. I have a huge box of pics waiting to be filed, sorted, and placed in lovely albums. I love all of you crafty, scrapbooking people, but I wish you would all descend on my house and take care of this problem for me....
Well, there is just a brief list for you all. What would be on your list?
5 comments:
So you have one box of photos....I have two of those big plastic bins. And the sad thing is that they don't have things written on the back of them.....so who knows how old the kids are. But you know what? About 5 years ago when all us kids were in town Mom brought out a huge box and told us to go through the pictures and get what we wanted. :) So I guess you could you could say I came by my boxes honestly. LOL
One day at a time girl!
And that room..out of sight out of mind......you should see underneath my bed!
But am I letting it bother me...Uh....NO!
Life is too short!
I have the same list:) I also have the messy house guilt. There must be a way to keep up with my kids. I just haven't figured it out.
:>Michelle
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/seekingjesusnteachingkids/
oh man, if i only had time to give you my list...but bummer...i need to go PACK? good excuse anyways.
well jane, i have to say...everything you listed i nod my head at. thank the Lord for His g.r.a.c.e.!!!
Hey, Jane you want to know why I like having a digital camera. It is easier to hide the fact that I have pictures to take care of.
Really, I want to fly across country, and bounadries to give you a hug. I live with the guilt of yelling and if I had to listen to my angry body language, I would cringe in fear. But, I have worked hard to learn to forgive myself, and to pull up my boots and try again another time. We cannot beat ourselves up. We can only recognize what we do, and strive to do better.
Cindy P :)
I used to follow your blog and when I got rid of my Bloglines, you went too. Sorry. *blush*
I was thinking of you today and had a strenuous brain exercise trying to find your blog again.
I finally found it and I'm so glad I did. Reading your posts makes me realize that I missed your blog. (It's in my faves now, so I won't forget.)
As for your post...
'I must look like an idiot sometimes.' I hear ya! I read once that our children should have little mirrors on their foreheads so we could see what our faces look like when we're talking to those little ones that we love so much. I wonder what I would be like if I didn't love them so much. Eeek! I am so thankful for grace.
I finally gave up on the photo thing. I want to be a scrapbooker - I used to be one. This season of my life, with such young into-everything children doesn't allow me to scrapbook. The next best thing was getting my blog printed at blurb.com. It's not the same, but I'll take it for now!
Have a great day! And thanks for still being here when I decided to look you up again.
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