struggling:

here's a brief list of some of the things that i struggle with:

• waking early.
• waking at all, these past several days.
• fighting/bickering kids.
• laziness.
• teaching character.
• showing character.
• motivation.
• time and time management.
• training children.
• messing up.
• primp and properness.
• time management.  whoops, did i add that again.  what a waste of time!
• setting time alone with God.
• spending one-on-one time with each of my family members.
• the realization of the world happenings.  (japan.  libia.  etc.)
• continuing my education through reading and studying.
• fighting off the world's influence in our lives.
• greed.
• selfishness.
• covetousness.
• keeping in touch with my extended family on a regular basis.
• healthy but quick lunches.
• babysitting discipline.
• being a perfect woman.  wife.  mother.  daughter.  sister.  friend.  niece.  granddaughter.  owner.  ...
• time management.
• home schooling.
• priorities.
• dusting.
• vacuuming.
• the trashy look outside our home.
• gardening.
• weeding!
• organization-ish.  space management i should say.
• blogging.
• focusing.
• staying on task until the task is complete.
• messy garage.
• and time management.

there's a lot that i do as a mother of five.  i'm not overwhelmed or anything.  but sometimes i will claim that i'm struggling.  any of the above bullet points could be the case at any certain time.  many of the bullet points could be the case.  i'm just a real woman doin' my best at what i feel God wants me to do and who he wants me to be.  i'm so thankful that He loves me and He gives me what i need to get through each day.  it's love.  i hope that i portray it to others (especially my children and husband) because i think that is my calling from Him.  love.  love.  love. 
Try to remember, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."