When life gets in the way

It's a breezy, cold day here in New Braunfels, Texas.  A great day to stay inside and enjoy being cozy on the couch.  Millie is napping and I have turned off the television, eliminating any distractions from my ability to update my blog.  I am noticing how easy it is to get sucked into whatever is on the TV at any given moment throughout the day therefore postponing all things on my to do list in my Mom Agenda.  But, NO MORE!  Here I am writing my SECOND blog update for the day.  Surprised?  Impressed?  Me too!

It's so easy to get wrapped up in life these days that I forget sometimes what my life is about.  It's not about worrying why Millie hasn't rolled over yet or what I'm going to make for dinner or whether or not there's a new episode of The Real Housewives on.  It's about focusing on the people and events in my life and working to build those relationships.  So last night, instead of our usual evening routine of dinner and TV after Millie goes to bed, the TV remained off and Trevor and I sat on the couch and had the most inspiring chat.  You see, in my eyes, my husband is the most intelligent man I've ever known and I learn so much from him everyday.  We always have great conversations but there are certain ones that just strike a different cord.  Last night was one of those talks. 

Trevor is a member of the 2011 class of Leadership New Braunfels.  In a nut shell, it's an organization of local business owners who wish to be more involved with the community and city-related business and affairs. You have to be accepted into this program and it's a huge honor.  Trevor is a member this year and once a month a day is dedicated to visiting local businesses to find out how the community and city work.  What makes NB tick you could say.  Yesterday was volunteer day.  They visited with many local organizations from Habitat for Humanity to Any Baby Can, to Communities in Schools.  Trevor began telling me all about each organization and how inspired he was to continue to volunteer his time and his business to make a difference.  His excitement inspired me as well.  You see, now that I'm a homemaker I find myself with a lot of time alone in my home with Millie, just the two of us.  And don't get me wrong, I absolutely love this job.  There's nothing more important to me than raising my daughter but it does get lonely sometimes.  I have this yearning to do more.  Be more involved.  I've started in the right direction though.  I just joined the New Braunfels MOPS group where I am meeting new friends and Trevor and I just signed up for a couple's bible study at our church where I hope we will meet new people also.  But I'm still struggling to be fulfilled.  I want to do something for the good of others.  And after talking with Trevor last night, I am now motivated to get involved with our school system.  Communities in Schools is an organization that mentors youth at their schools to help them overcome a bad past whether it be abuse, neglect, abandonment, whatever.  Now that I'm a mother, I feel a pull on my heartstrings for children.  I hate to hear stories of children growing up in a household where parents are not parents or children that have no parents and have turned to a destructive lifestyle.  I want to talk to these kids.  I want to teach them about God and what true family is. 

My husband says that all day he thought about me during each presentation.  He feels that I have what it takes to be a great mentor to children.  I hope he's right.  He's my greatest motivator and supporter and with his help, I am going to try and get involved in our community in some way to make a difference.  I don't know how soon it will happen since I do have a five month old with me at all times.  AND I'm not ready to give up any moment with her.  But soon....

So... here's to not letting life get in the way, but getting in the way of life.  Living it and not just going through the motions.