Late again, but needed the time out of the house

Yesterday was a great day, Felicity finally started feeling better, she was all smiles and just crawling all over the place.  We could tell she was feeling better because Hannah could get her to just giggle none stop if prompted.  Andrew did not have to leave the house till mid morning so we went for a nice long walk with my dear friend Sarah O'Connor (we try and walk weekly and typically talk 4 times a week).  Love her!  We just all around had a great day.

On the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month I go to my Marian group in downtown Denver, most evening I have to really pump myself up to actually get out of the house (having to figure out if Felicity has enough milk to take from a bottle, and just making sure Andrew has all the essential things for the evening. )  But boy am I glad that I go, it never fails, I always come way from our meetings feeling very validated in my vocation, encouraged to do better, and feeling so blessed to know so many holy women.   Right now we are studying "A mothers Rule of life", by Holly Pierlot.  Basically it really helps us moms figure out a way to get the most our of our days in the most holy of ways (thru reminder and encouragement that being a mother, like Mary, is a vocation).  Last night we cover one of the 5 P's, it was person and boy did I need to reflect on some of the topics that she brought up.  There are some days I literally feel like I have lost control of the house and that we are just surviving.  Holly gives some good pointers on how to change this, one of the biggest is really taking care of myself in terms of food and sleep, eating well and making sure I am well rested before all else.  If you have a chance to read this book, I highly recommend it.

I also realize how revitalized I am after being away from the house (I tend to be an extrovert, so the time away really powers me).  I am sure Andrew loves the fact that I get home a bit late and just talk his ear off:)  I feel as thought even if I got the same number of hours of sleep the night before, when I have a chance to get out and do some things for myself I feel that much more well rested.  I want to make a commitment to really acknowledge that and take Andrew up on his offers for me to get out of the house more often, and not just to do errands.

Thank you Andrew for encouraging me to get out, allowing me to leave without hesitation and coming home to two very happy (asleep) kids.

All my lover dear,
Rebecca