The Balancing Act

The balancing act as child of God, wife, mother, stepmother, business owner, church member....wow, it truly gets overwhelming sometimes. So many different ways to live this life and so many people living it differently. I am pretty darn rule bound by my own rules sometimes......I am loyal to things, thoughts and people at times that perhaps I should reconsider the reason I choose them....are they familiar, are they right for my "today" life?, are they honoring of my desire to protect my head and heart from unncessary pain?
How many times do we do what we do simply because its the way it has always been done? How many times do we unintentionally block or leave others behind because we simply didn't consider someone else's perspective?
My family loves me, not because I am the best wife, mother, friend, or whatever to them, mainly they love me because I love them. Imperfectly, I keep house. Imperfectly I handle fear. Imperfectly I forget schedules, but they can count on one thing. I love them no matter what they do, say, think, or have done.....often imperfectly, but I love them as they are....even when they don't act lovingly towards me some days....because we all have those days don't we? God loves us the same way!
This afternoon, I am excited and celebrating. A hard goal was met, a victory to be celebrated, and today I will take time to celebrate it! Hard work, chores, have-to's also need to be balanced with celebratory moments, after all, they are what make the rest worthwhile!
God is good and He is the ONLY one worthy to be praised! I am praising God today for helping me complete a project I thought was impossible to complete, yet its done now and it feels GREAT!