Comments on: Are YOU on Your To-Do List? http://www.simplemarriage.net/are-you-on-your-to-do-list.html Create a better marriage by keeping things simple. Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:22:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Susan http://www.simplemarriage.net/are-you-on-your-to-do-list.html#comment-6765 Susan Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:06:25 +0000 http://www.simplemarriage.net/?p=4299#comment-6765 Hi Lori, Yes, moms have been led to believe that we do need to sacrifice "ALL" to be a good mom. You are right, moms to sacrifice in order to serve our families, but we still count and need to make sure we are paying attention to what we need to keep ourselves in tip top shape to serve!! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment and share your perspective, appreciate it! Have a great day and catch a few minutes for yourself :-) Hi Lori,

Yes, moms have been led to believe that we do need to sacrifice “ALL” to be a good mom. You are right, moms to sacrifice in order to serve our families, but we still count and need to make sure we are paying attention to what we need to keep ourselves in tip top shape to serve!! Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment and share your perspective, appreciate it! Have a great day and catch a few minutes for yourself :-)

]]> By: Susan http://www.simplemarriage.net/are-you-on-your-to-do-list.html#comment-6764 Susan Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:57:22 +0000 http://www.simplemarriage.net/?p=4299#comment-6764 Well, you have a really nice friend if she was kind enough to give you a gentle nudge! Sometimes we just don't see ourselves being run dry.....in fact, even me, after writing that post last week was "nudged" by my husband over the weekend that I needed some "me" time - he was concerned I was spending too much time at the computer, on the phone and doing "mom" stuff. Isn't it nice when you have someone in your life who can see even when we don't see - or we seem to think there is no other way to "get it all done". I do like to stop and just evaluate what is truly important to get done; often I ask myself if in 6 months "this thing", will it really matter or will this be something that God will ask me about when I get to heaven? Sometimes that is the indication to me that I am filling my days with things that are not truly important to what I most desire for me and my family. Hope you find some time to put yourself on your 'to-do' list today, I know I am going to!! Blessings to you and your family :-) Well, you have a really nice friend if she was kind enough to give you a gentle nudge! Sometimes we just don’t see ourselves being run dry…..in fact, even me, after writing that post last week was “nudged” by my husband over the weekend that I needed some “me” time – he was concerned I was spending too much time at the computer, on the phone and doing “mom” stuff. Isn’t it nice when you have someone in your life who can see even when we don’t see – or we seem to think there is no other way to “get it all done”. I do like to stop and just evaluate what is truly important to get done; often I ask myself if in 6 months “this thing”, will it really matter or will this be something that God will ask me about when I get to heaven? Sometimes that is the indication to me that I am filling my days with things that are not truly important to what I most desire for me and my family.
Hope you find some time to put yourself on your ‘to-do’ list today, I know I am going to!! Blessings to you and your family :-)

]]> By: Lori Lowe http://www.simplemarriage.net/are-you-on-your-to-do-list.html#comment-6760 Lori Lowe Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:12:04 +0000 http://www.simplemarriage.net/?p=4299#comment-6760 Susan, good reminders. I've been hearing many say (and I agree to some extent) that love means sacrificicing. Yes, love is sacrificial, but I think that can be misconstrued to mean continue to sacrifice until you have nothing left. Instead, we moms need to preserve some positive energy during our hectic days and understand we are helping our families in the process. Best to you! Lori Lowe www.LifeGems4Marriage.com Susan, good reminders. I’ve been hearing many say (and I agree to some extent) that love means sacrificicing. Yes, love is sacrificial, but I think that can be misconstrued to mean continue to sacrifice until you have nothing left. Instead, we moms need to preserve some positive energy during our hectic days and understand we are helping our families in the process. Best to you!
Lori Lowe
http://www.LifeGems4Marriage.com

]]> By: arizaphale http://www.simplemarriage.net/are-you-on-your-to-do-list.html#comment-6759 arizaphale Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:43:12 +0000 http://www.simplemarriage.net/?p=4299#comment-6759 A friend directed me here. I think she is trying to tell me something :-) But you know? After reading this, I don't feel too bad. yes, I am busy, but much of that business involves things I enjoy; kid's ministry, watching my own daughter play sport, going to the gym together, even blogging....The thing I have 'let go' is the house/garden. In the end, I am the only one who notices and if we have visitors I do a whirlwind 'cover-up'. I may be busy but I feel like the emphasis is right nowadays. Thanks for the chance to self-reflect! A friend directed me here. I think she is trying to tell me something :-) But you know? After reading this, I don’t feel too bad. yes, I am busy, but much of that business involves things I enjoy; kid’s ministry, watching my own daughter play sport, going to the gym together, even blogging….The thing I have ‘let go’ is the house/garden. In the end, I am the only one who notices and if we have visitors I do a whirlwind ‘cover-up’. I may be busy but I feel like the emphasis is right nowadays. Thanks for the chance to self-reflect!

]]> By: Susan http://www.simplemarriage.net/are-you-on-your-to-do-list.html#comment-6755 Susan Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:48:06 +0000 http://www.simplemarriage.net/?p=4299#comment-6755 Yeah, it is amazing what "guilt" our kids can end up dumping on us!! But I bet they see a difference in you when you come back from getting a little time for you! Thanks for the comment - you always have nice things to say. Yeah, it is amazing what “guilt” our kids can end up dumping on us!! But I bet they see a difference in you when you come back from getting a little time for you! Thanks for the comment – you always have nice things to say.

]]> By: Melissa Gorzelanczyk http://www.simplemarriage.net/are-you-on-your-to-do-list.html#comment-6753 Melissa Gorzelanczyk Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:56:19 +0000 http://www.simplemarriage.net/?p=4299#comment-6753 Thank you for writing about this, Susan. My kids used to give me a guilt trip when I would do things for myself - dinner with a girlfriend, a weekend getaway with Mr. Right, a spa treatment for myself. I always told them, "This makes me a better step mom. Love you!" Thank you for writing about this, Susan. My kids used to give me a guilt trip when I would do things for myself – dinner with a girlfriend, a weekend getaway with Mr. Right, a spa treatment for myself. I always told them, “This makes me a better step mom. Love you!”

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