June 16, 2005 12:02 AM
End of story for me
It's been a long day. I've learned a lot about a lot of different things.
I've taken one daughter to have an ingrown toenail removed and to get her hair cut. I've taken Jesse, my 10-year-old with Down syndrome to a different doctor in a different direction to diagnose his sinus infection (because I'm just a mommy, so I can't prescribe) so he can get the antibiotics he needs. I've driven to several different pharmacies to find the one who had it in stock, then bought him a Happy Meal as a reward for being a big boy at the doctor's (he wasn't really, as he is about 18 months emotionally, but what are you gonna do?). I've read the Bible to my kids, washed clothes, fixed meals and put kids to bed.
My teenage boys went out tonight but two of Ben's friends showed up with bathing suits to swim in our pool. They came in at 10 o'clock to tell me Jonny was sleepwalking, but he was really out in the field with a butterfly net catching fireflies. I gave him ten minutes and then he had to come in.
It's midnight and Daniel just wandered down for a glass of water. He misses his daddy.
My hubby's out of town, so tomorrow I will get everyone off to school by myself. I will do laundry and straighten up. I have two radio interviews for my new book. And I have a manuscript I'm rewriting because it wasn't all the publisher who paid me to do it wanted it to be (and they were right!) but it is hard to rewrite and I'm easily distracted.
I'm being a mom to nine kids still at home - four of whom have disabilities (3 were adopted). That doesn't make me a saint, but I do think it says something about my obedience to the Lord.
One thing I don't need is extra conflict. And so I will ignore Marla and Co.'s mischaracterizations and accusations. And I promise I won't be party to that again on this blog.
There are things that matter most to me that will resonate with some and there are things that matter most to Marla that will resonate with others. And there are some that will find a little bit to their liking in each of us.
No one has to defend me or choose. This isn't junior high.
All I can say is: don't take it all so seriously. Life is too important to get bogged down here.
Comments
I can't begin to imagine how you manage--oh wait, one mole at a time!--but I do admire your fortitude. And any day in which a kid manages to be out at dark catching fireflies is a fine day, indeed. Thank you for the encouragement that you are to me.
Posted by: Mel | June 16, 2005 1:46 AM
"That doesn't make me a saint, but I do think it says something about my obedience to the Lord."
Sometimes I think of you as a superwoman, but that's not fair to you. It makes it sound as if you have extra powers that make your job easier than it would be for someone else. You are a human being, like the rest of us, who has chosen a difficult path. May God bless you for it.
Posted by: Julana | June 16, 2005 7:57 AM
