Thoughts About Decluttering My Life

I was looking through some of our old pictures and stumbled upon pictures of Audra playing in the rain and all the joy it brought her. She played for a couple hours outside that day. It made me think of how nice it was as a child playing without worry of what you have to do or your responsibilities.

Obligations, Priorities, Responsibilities are words that have made me want to close a door and curl up in the fetal position lately. I am coming to terms that I may have issues with taking on too much without thinking about it until I am so overwhelmed I feel like I am barely able to keep my head above water. I know there are certain things you can't get out of and you have to do, but I go to the extreme of saying yes to almost EVERYTHING!

As I sit here 28 weeks pregnant and feeling like my head is about to explode, I am realizing this is not a good thing. I should be enjoying my last few days with just Audra and I, but instead feel so loaded down I dread the next day. Colossians 3:17 says, "And whatsoever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father by him." How can I be doing God's name any justice if I can't complete the things I am doing WELL! I am going to have to take a step back and really weigh each of activities/jobs for a while and start de-cluttering my life. I want to do everything WELL so that God may be glorified. I can't accomplish this stressed or overloaded. So I am writing this out as a reminder to me to follow through and a promise to God to really honor Him in all I do. Maybe I need to just find some of my child wonderment again.