As I'm still in that adjustment period after Sarah was born, I find myself putting activities and tasks into the above two categories. What's really important for me to do today? And what doesn't really matter? And guess what? The things that fit into the second category far outweigh the first.
Oh, I still somehow find time to do some unimportant, trivial things. Facebook manages to make it into almost every day. And there are some very important things like reading my Bible or doing my freelance work that I just don't dedicate enough time to.
But I'm realizing that it's OK right now that there's dust on top of my piano. It's fine that I'm two years behind on Jeremiah's scrapbook and have yet to start on Sarah's (or even get photos of her printed). We have clean laundry, we have meals to eat, and I'm spending time on three of the most important things in my life.
I don't know
why I have to justify that to myself, but I do. And I know someday Sarah will sleep better, Jeremiah will play more independently, and I can do those other things. But right now this is where we're at. Maybe I should write that in the dust as a reminder!
