This one is for Stephanie and other young working moms who strive to create a Godly home for thier kids while also helping with the income.  I promise, it gets better! 🙂

Predicament of a Working Mom

By  Sandee Lloyd

1-23-99

I sit in a house all cluttered with toys

Surrounded by dust and my two ittle boys

I know that I should be counting my blessings

But I’m finding it hard when everything’s messy

I know very well this time will soon pass

And I’ll long for the times when they sat in my lap

I know it so well yet it still gets me down

On days when I’m home and I look around

At the things I leave un-done

Overwhelmed by it all when the day is done

I work all day caring for others

Neglecting my first job as wife and mother

Feeling guilty for the relief I feel when I’m gone

And the irritation that always returns when I’m home

Nothing I do outside of the home is as hard as the work

I do here all day long

I can never be all that I want to

I can never accomplish all that I need to

I want the motivation to fix healthy sit-down meals

Instead I’m a cranky mommy, cleaning up spills

I want to have energy, I miss freedom and fun

I’m getting old fast and I just feel stunned

I find myself cutting corners in the name of compromise

And curb my expectations in order to survive

The days just keep on spinning, the clock goes ’round so fast

And it seems like every day is just a repeat of the last

Sometimes I wish I could pull the plug, swirl right on down the drain

By the time I get ‘m raised ,Oh Lord, I’ll surely be insane!