Okay, yes. July is half over and I'm just getting to this month's challenge. We really didn't have anything particular in mind for this month to be honest. We are just trying to keep our heads above water. We are going on 7 weeks with no childcare. I work full-time while my husband stays home with our son. As soon as I come home, he goes to run our new business at night. We see each other for 8 hours total a week and it's really put a lot of pressure on the both of us.
As we continue to become more and more stressed out by the day, we find ourselves really focused on negative things in our lives. One of the things that my husband and I really struggle with is comparing ourselves to others. Some days it seems like everyone around us is living these "perfect" lives: One parent stays home with the kids all the while growing their families, buying new homes and vacationing. We both work and I'm lucky if I can pay my bills each month. My mind tells me there is no such thing as "perfect" and that there has to be more to their stories, but my heart struggles to grasp the concept.
I've spent a lot of time in prayer over the past few weeks really asking for guidance to find contentment in my life. I know I have so much to be thankful for and that this struggle in life will soon pass. This past week, however, was especially difficult. On Saturday I asked God to please provide me with some strength and some answers soon because I wasn't sure I could take much more. Sunday, I woke up compelled to "unplug" if you will.
I spent some time thinking about it and I decided one of the biggest sources of my envy comes from Facebook. I love being able to use Facebook to keep up with old friends and family around the country. I try to post pics of the baby often so that our family out of town can watch him grow. But I can't help but to see other posts and photos and comparing myself. Why aren't we able to be a one income family? How can John Smith afford that vacation? Date night? What the heck is that? The answer I've been looking for is to get off Facebook. So, I'm doing just that. I've deleted the app off my phone (and we don't have home computers) so I can't easily access it. I plan to still post pics for family but for a few weeks I really want to avoid it and really focus on my family, and less about everyone else.
I saw this on pinterest last night, and it couldn't be more perfect:
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