"True Life: I Don't Want To Have 8 Kids"
I hate to use blogging as some people use Facebook as a source of whining. I try to keep my blogs optimistic, funny, and hopefully inspiring. However, today was pretty rough.
I spent most of the day going to school programs at both the kindergarten and elementary school. It was for a Mother's Day Celebration (?). Yeah, it sounds really cute with all the little ones reciting poems about moms and giving handmade gifts. It was precious until I walked into the classroom to see Alona and Bogdonchik...and saw a table with candy,cookies,cakes (oh, and oranges) on it. No, this was not for the moms. This was for the children. What? This is Mother's Day...not Halloween. Two kids consuming three days worth of sugar. Here we go...
To make a long story short--all the kids come home with us at 2:00 (they usually get home around 4/4:30 on most school days). Ruslan and Katya are headed out the door to go to Vinnytsia for the night, leaving me, Archie, and Sasha to hold down the fort. Woah.
My patience level was dropping by the hour that when it came to our family devotionals, I threw the Bible down on the table (don't worry, I wasn't reading) and walked out of the room. I went into the kitchen and took five minutes to deep breathe and recite Galatians 5:22-23 over and over. Yes my friends, the fruit of the Spirit verse. This is a verse that I have heard hundreds of time in my life, but never thought to actually apply to my life.
This has definitely been one of those big lessons learned while being here. It's being constantly reminded that if I don't possess: love,joy,peace,patience,kindness,goodness,faithfulness,gentleness, and self-control; I am basically worthless in my relationships.
"But the fruit of the Spirit is love,joy,peace,patience,kindness,goodness,faithfulness,gentleness, and self-control..."
Galatians 5:22-23
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