Vacuuming

One of the things that I have learned to really appreciate and enjoy over the last several months is REST. I have finally gotten over the guilty feeling of "doing nothing." Rest just seems so unproductive and as a mom of little ones, there is always SOMETHING to do. I really wrestled with my value when I was unable to do the things that I wanted to do.
I am really hoping that I can continue to always set time aside to rest and enjoy the things I love like reading, writing, taking pictures, or whatever, just for the simple pleasure of it. I'm finally ok with having a few dishes in the sink, some unfolded laundry, and toys on the floor. In fact, my boys know now that if there are no clean underwear in their drawers, there is no need to bug mommy about it, just go look in the basket and/or dryer and they can be sure to find some! I love it. And if that fails, well just borrow some from your brother, or pj shorts will do the trick!!
However, today I got to do something really special!! I vacuumed!!! For a while now, vacuuming has been too hard for my wimpy back and I haven't been able to do it. It really stinks having to humble yourself to the point of asking someone else to VACUUM your floors for you when you are unable to. Especially when you have a baby and can see tiny pieces of dirt, leaves, and/or food on the floor.
TODAY, I got up, fed Sarah, wrestled...YES, WRESTLED on the floor with all three of the little munchkins, fed the kids breakfast, made coffee...this could be a boring list. BUT then...I cleaned up the living room and the kitchen, did some laundry, and I vacuumed! I am so thankful and so excited that I am able to do those seemingly little things that we tend to take for granted. The biggest pleasure of it is that if I do it, that means Jason doesn't have to, because I know he would.
And our God gets all the glory for this. He is the one who is healing my body and I am overwhelmed with gratitude and gitty with excitement! 
So mommy friends, relax, take time to enjoy the things that YOU love to do, and then count it a true blessing if you are ABLE to take care of your family!! It truly, truly, truly is a gift.
Every day, I rock Sarah and feed her before she naps, I thank God for the gift of having that precious little girl. It is overwhelming. I love, love, LOVE my boys. I am so glad that I had them first. They are strong, smart, motivated, handsome little guys. They will be mighty men of God, I just know it. To have Sarah last, is the icing on the cake. She is the jewel that completes our family and I never knew how much we were missing her. (Actually, I did, but that's another story.) I love that little girl, and the boys in this house love her too!
So, I wanted to get online and write a status update about how excited I was to vacuum, but it ended up being a blog post instead! Happy Thursday friends!
Serve and be blessed!