Booking Christmas Plans in September

I just booked our Christmas plans with my extended family.  It's freaking September and I'm planning one of our Christmas celebrations.  (We have multiple families so we have to coordinate.)

In my head, I'm thinking about Halloween costumes, starting to mentally plan Thanksgiving and now I'm arranging Christmas plans.   When people ask me if I'm excited about Fall, I lie.  Of course I love Fall.  Everything about the season is just perfect!  But inside, a part of me is dreading it.

But with Fall comes the mental checklist of fulfilling the Fall bucket list of activities (IE going to visit an Apple Orchard, visit a pumpkin patch, arrange to have the perfect Halloween costume, etc).  With Fall comes the planning  of Thanksgiving followed by preparing for a Christmas magic.  My already full to do list gets even better.  But, I'm the Mom.  This is my job.  My responsibility to ensure that my children have a beautiful memories of every season.  Fall is special.  It's my job to make that happen.

Before you question whether I have a spouse to help me or not, yes I do.  But planning activities is not his strength.  And, that's okay.  We are a team.  He is supportive of my plans.

This is working motherhood.  Spending most of your day at your job to come home and work even harder at being a good Mom, planning, making decisions, playing with your children and doing everything you can to ensure that both worlds are okay.

It's a lot.  But, this season, is just a wave.  It will here for a moment.  The wave will pass.  Another one will come.  And, I just need to breathe, pray, give it to God and do my best.  Because the reality is that without HIS strength, I can't do this.  

Welcome

 

Welcome!  

My name is Jen.  I live in Maryland with my husband of 14 years and our 2 girls.  Both my husband and I have jobs outside the home.  Outside of maternity leave, I've always been a working Mom.  My kids attend school/daycare. 

Working outside of the home wasn't what we had planned.  However, I know that I am called to work.  I know that this is part of God's plan for our lives.  And guess what, that's okay with me.

The whole reason why I started this blog because I’m frustrated by the lack of real encouragement available for Christian working Moms.  So many times, in my disappointment in the motherhood journey, I've gone to Mommy blogs looking for some encouragement.  What I see is sappy or entirely unrelatable. I'm not going to tell you to quit your job and start working at home while watching your kids.  I'm not here to change your mind.  But, I am here to tell you that you are not alone.  Working outside the home is okay.  Everything will work out if you just trust the Creator of the Universe.

My favorite place is the beach.  Waves for the busy woman is this idea that life comes at you in waves.  Small waves, big waves, waves that appear to be super big but are actually small.  I think you get it.  Here at waves for the busy woman, I'll aim to give you tips, trick, encouragement, etc.  Little 'waves' of information.  Get it?  :)

I’m not sappy, just honest.  I’m not a professional blogger or the best writer.  But I’m a born again Christian, work full time, have kids, and just want a find a space with encouragement, tips and fun without being over the top sappy and unrelatable.  So if that’s you, welcome.