I have been blessed.....

It's been almost a year since I've posted anything on here...partly because I have been preoccupied in my new role as "mommy" and partly because every time I go to write I don't seem to have the words. The Lord has taught me so much over the past two years that I continue to be in awe of his mercy towards me.  
     My new role as mommy has been many thing including wonderful, exhausting, humbling, busy, and most of all I pray that it is God honoring.   At times I've been in desperate need of adult conversation as I transitioned from working to being a stay at home mom.   This was and is a tough transition for me as living on one income is often difficult in today's society and economic times.   However despite cost of living and tax raises, God's provisions are in abundance and more than we deserve.  
   I'm finding that as I learn to serve my family I'm fulfilling the role that God has placed me in.   He has shown me that even the smallest task of cleaning toilets should be done to honor him and if I do it  having a willing heart I will be honoring him.   I fail at this especially when the exhaustion of having a one year old, being pregnant, in school to finish my degree, church and its activities and doing housework all set in.  I'm still learning that the selfless giving of myself despite how I might feel is part of my role....I often have to apologize to my husband for giving into the idea that it's not my job to cater to him.    He works hard for our family so I should be more willing to serve and submit.   I'm still learning to adapt to my new roles even after four years of marriage.   My prayer today is that God would mold me into the Titus 2 calling that He has given for wives and mothers.  

Hoping that as we welcome our second child in just 6 1/2 weeks I will adapt more according to His word.  

Titus Chapter 2

¹ But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

² That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.

³ The aged women likewise, that [they be] in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

⁴ That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

⁵ [To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

⁶ Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.

⁷ In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine [shewing] uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

⁸ Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.

⁹ [Exhort] servants to be obedient unto their own masters, [and] to please [them] well in all [things]; not answering again;

¹⁰ Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

¹¹ For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,

¹² Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

¹³ Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

¹⁴ Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.

¹⁵ These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.