Carry each other's burdens

Wendie, Donna, and Lauren

Have you ever had one of those moments where you open your mouth to say something and out of nowhere the tears begin to flow? And flow and flow and flow... you don't even know it is about to happen until you are sitting there sobbing, wondering, where did that come from? Today at bible study I was the one who couldn't seem to pull it together! This summer about 10 of our friends have thrown together a bible study to encourage one another, grow in our parenting, pray together, etc... For over a month our kids, about 17 included, have just run wild in the backyard as we have sat around the deck listening to John Piper sermons. Now we have evolved into a babysitter, a book on praying for your children, and some form of order! It is great for our kids to be with each other and so great for us moms! It has been the highlight of my summer. I am always looking forward to Wednesday mornings.

So today I opened my mouth and the tears flowed! I guess I just have so much going on right now that I didn't even know just how much I was burdened by it. From Father's Day, heartache from our Church, VBS looming over my head, potting training Noah, failing at my house responsibilities...I am so overwhelmed by it all that I shut down. My house was a wreck from a week's worth of being out of town and in desperate need of cleaning. As I am sharing my burden, my sweet friends pictured above, rallied behind me and offered to help me tackle the house! Within an hour, all four of us had organized drawers, decluttered my junk, vacuumed, cleaned my disgusting bathroom, folded and put away laundry, changed sheets...It was truly amazing. I felt so loved by these women, which stemmed from their love for God. In the process, I felt loved by God and motivated to keep going and tackle the not-so-fun things around my house. When I walked in today after we ate lunch, the house smelled so clean, everything was in it's rightful place and my heart was a million times lighter than when I woke up this morning.

Thank you sweet friends. You have shown me the love of Christ through your selfless act of servant hood. I am so blessed to have people in my life like you. I needed today more than you know. Words really can't express the depth of my gratitude and love for each of you. I mean, seriously, there are not a lot of people who I would let fold my personal effects and see the grime I tend to live in!