Virgin voyage into blogging!

Good morning, all you stay at home moms out there! This is my 1st official post to all of the other sanity starved mom's out there. Do you ever feel that you are gradually slipping into the abyss of never ending laundry, cleaning, carpool, and soccer games? Well, then dive in and serve up a slice of great ideas for YOU today. No, it is not too much to ask for 5 whole minutes to sit down and do something constructive for yourself today.
On my maiden voyage into cyberspace, I will give you some info on my little corner of the world. I am a stay at home mom(SAHM) of a 7 year old boy, and a 4 year old girl. My husband and I have been married for almost 8 years now. I am in knee deep with the daily struggles of providing great care for my kids and still maintaining some sense of what makes ME tick... what a struggle. But enough about me today, there is plenty of time for the craziness I call normal life...Ha. (Note to self: look up definition of normal. It seems to change daily. lol. Inner dialogue is highly under appreciated these days)
Everyday, I wake up with grand dreams of being June Cleaver, but somewhere between cleaning up after little hands, figuring out where the electric bill money will come from this month, and getting a perfect meal on the table by 5:30... I end up more like June Cleaver strung out on caffeine with no make up and burnt rolls in the oven for dinner! I tend to call the burnt rolls "tan" in my house. For all of you that don't know, there are levels to the degree of burned your dinner is... tan is perfectly acceptable if you add ketchup!
So, today, my challenge for all of us is simple! Take 5 minutes today... just 5 minutes. Put the kids down for a nap or put in a video(yes TV is OK, no matter what anyone says) and spend 5 minutes praying for God to show you what He has in store for you. So many times in my life, I have prayed for specifics that I thought would make my life better. What I didn't "get" was that I was praying for the wrong things. Today, ask for God to show you blessings that you may not see and to let His will take over in your life. It is amazing what God can reveal to you if you just allow Him to work in your life.
Motherhood, marriage, maintaining a sense of SELF is a daily challenge for all of us these days. Make a pledge to yourself to let God take some of it. The time you save on worrying can free up special time to spend with your kids or husband. See what difference your 5 minutes make in your life today. Let's get through these crazy times together ladies. Like my little Superman up there... your strength to get through the rough patches will grow as your faith grows!