I am a wife and mother of 4 children, and a woman of faith trying to figure out how to minimize frustration, overwhelm and guilt, and replace them with love, gratitude and joy!
I was an exhausted wife, mother and financial provider for my family while trying to be the perfect wife, the perfect mother, the perfect provider all of which came with my high expectations and other high pressures. I struggled with making my life work for me! Everything was JUST SO HARD!
My marriage felt like a sham because on a repeat loop I'd hear my husband say, "I can't do ANYTHING to make you HAPPY" or "Damned if I do, damned if I don't - there is no pleasing you!".
Then there was the fact I was NEVER going to win the "Mother of the year" award with all of my yelling, correcting and directing! My ability to be present, not to mention patient or kind, with my children felt like an impossible feat!
I was DONE! Done with my unhappy life, done with my disconnected marriage and done with the person I was!