Being a person who desires is to live a balanced life, I have found my jumbled brain leaves me feeling like a chaotic person.

1. Basketball season is over, except no one told anyone in my house. I need a tape recorder that replays “don’t bounce the ball in the house” over and over again. Some leagues are still finishing up, others are about to begin in March. Calgon….

2. Despite my sports loving family, I seem to be the only one who is enjoys watching the Olympics. I did get my husband to watch figure skating with me, it is the small victories I live for.

3. God is doing a mighty work in other countries, people are crying out to him in serious need, yet he listens to my daily grumblings. Why? I stand in awe.

4. Middle child for sale. Ok kidding.. kind of… I think middle children teach you that what works on one will NOT work on another child. Just as soon as we overcome major hurdles with one child another hurdle begins. Some times I longingly look at parents with one child, but then I am reminded many times that is not their choice and I am blessed beyond measure.

5. I miss my family. Sometimes I just wish I could go hang out with Mom—sometimes she is the only one who understands—praise God for technology.

6. I am feeling a bit stressed by the amount of GREAT books on my nightstand. I need to take a weekend off to read.

7. We are attending our first meeting for high school for my middle child, who is currently in 8th.

8. There should be some law that a Mother can not turn 40 in the same year her oldest becomes 16 and drives while her middle enters high school. Seriously how much can one woman’s heart take .

9. If you walked into my house right now you could not see my couch from all the unfolded laundry piled up. Another casualty of various meetings and basketball practices.

10. God loves my chaotic self and meets me right where I am. So I sit here grateful for everything he brings into my life, even my middle child.