“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life ? … Matthew 6:25-34
Faster than an inquisitive toddler. Able to multi-task from morning till night. It’s a child safety lock…it’s a roadside work crew…it’s SUPERMOM!
Some days–before my feet touch the floor–I awaken to a ticker tape rattling off details in my head. Child #1-Dental cleaning at 8:00 a.m., Child #2 and #4-Lunch money for school, Child #3-Program after school, Husband-Stop at drug store to buy deodorant. Me–Go to work, greet students and parents, manage unpaid accounts, attend a staff meeting or two, and research state education mandates. Before I know it, my mind has run through the entire day’s worth of activities and I’m exhausted before I even get out of bed.
Have you felt the same way? Those are the times I have to reel in my heroic delusions (and fear of failure) and take a deep breath. Nobody is Supermom. I am just me–able to manage this moment–through God’s grace. No heroics required–just a mother and wife who loves her family.
Ways to Avoid the Delusion of Being a Supermom
- List the top 10 priorities for the day and then cross out the last 5. Any items left undone will still be there for tomorrow’s list.
- Take a break. Even a ten or fifteen minute break rejuvenates creativity and energy. Go for a walk, watch the clouds, exercise.
- Share the workload. You can’t do everything yourself. Rely on your husband and children to pitch in. (Chore charts are great!)