Cory has worked his last 4 days from 2:00pm-12:00am (swing shift). If you know Cory at all, that means he's actually working all the up until midnight and that means working OT because he has to actually finish up all the "stuff" he does (it's A LOT more than most people think!). So he's on averaging rolling into bed at 2:30 am.
What does that mean for this mama? Well, no help in the morning and no help in the bewitching hours of dinner prep, dinner time, bedtime, and dinner clean up. I have set records this week on paper plates used, non-cooked lunches and dinners (including 2 dinners that were consumed by EVERYONE in the van from incredibly healthy and delicious Chick-Fil-A and Marco's Pizza), and food that includes ZERO utensils. And we survived.
Of course Murphy's law has it that this is the week both my daughters would run out of clean panties so we have laundry clean BUT EVERYWHERE (well my 7 yo went to school with "damp" underpants because the dryer couldn't dry them quite enough this morning. She's a trooper!) Also, I tried to cook last night but burned the bacon so National Pizza Day had my name all over it! SIDE NOTE: Marco's currently has a special of medium pizzas for $5.99. And we survived.
Books weren't read every night, instead of reading the Bible like normal, I lost patience, my children went several places in pajamas because it eliminated another step at bedtime, I lost patience, we watched 2 movies and television shows, I lost patience. And we survived.
And here's the thing, at one point I was feeling guilty for having a disastrous house and not-so-healthy meals. I was feeling worthless, unlovable, and undervalued. And guess what, that's freaking lies. Lie hurled by the enemy when I'm down to keep me down. Keep moms down. I can't have weeks where we eat like this all the time, but sometimes seasons are about surviving. This past week was one of those and I encourage you mamas, if it's your season, tell Satan to back off. Repent your sin to Jesus, repent to your kiddos (because they won't know how if we don't model) and trust Jesus' grace to cover everything, including SWING WEEK.
SIDE NOTE: Single mamas, weeks like this make me utterly in awe at your determination, perseverance, and resilience. You too keep fighting and I'm sorry I don't remember you are always in SWING week.
