Honest Mom Thoughts

My mom and I were just talking about how this whole situation puts you on a roller coaster of emotions.  There are definitely things to be thankful for, and I remind myself of them often and enjoy them often.  And while I feel like most of our days are good, there are also hard days, discouraging days, stressful days, and disappointing days.

Unfortunately for me, yesterday fell into the latter category.  Our Easter was cloudy, rainy, cold, windy, and snowy.  And that felt like my mood.  I loved watching the kids wake up and look for their eggs and get excited over their baskets.  But not enjoying our usual chain of events on Easter Sunday was actually harder than I thought it would be.  I had planned on giving the kids tickets to see Dude Perfect in their Easter baskets, but I’m just not sure if that is even a possibility anymore and I didn’t want to give them another reason to be disappointed.  So I filled their baskets with other odds and ends, but even doing that without visiting a single store is challenging.  The middle two kids bickered for most of the afternoon, which also didn’t help the mood.  I felt tired, frustrated, and just sad about everything.

I know that these are just silly little things, but sometimes the fact that our lives are so different right now is a hard pill to swallow.  And I wanted you to know that you are not alone if you feel that way too.  I think we all struggle with this “new normal” in some way or another, and we all have good days and bad days and everything in between.  So just know that I’m right there with you, feeling all the things too.  This morning I’m feeling thankful that each day is a NEW day, and a chance to start fresh.  I’m also thankful that the sun is shining. ☀️ And that this, too, shall pass.