Written on 8/22/2013
You Can Do It
When I
started this pregnancy, I was pretty confident I was going to be able to be
a good mom and raise six kids. As the
sickness settled in at 6 weeks- I then realized I wasn’t even a good couch
potato. I was so sick and I felt awful-
I began to doubt myself. I laid on the
couch and tried to tell myself the messes, the wild children, the undone “To Do” list,
and all the chaos was ok for now. I had to
think that this is just a short time in reality and I would eventually be back
on my Super Mom Go Jo. I didn’t do so well
with that min-conversation though and would often cry and wonder why I thought
I could do this. I knew it wasn’t going
to get easier- that when the baby comes she would continue to take much of my time
and I would still feel out of control.
Josh was my rock and every time I broke down he would tell me “You can
do this”.
We all
need to be told “You can do this”. Life
is HARD! I believe you can get through
any trial-if you are told this simple phrase.
People thrive when they are told they are capable of doing whatever the
task is at hand- it’s a confidence booster.
Throughout
this last week of pregnancy complications, hospital bed rest, and the scares of
what a preemie baby entails. I often start
to tell myself “I can’t do this.” Josh
has had such a strong and supportive attitude.
When I’m getting low he tells me “We can do this” and it helps. But even more so- I know Heavenly Father
knows- I can do this! The scriptures say
that we will not be given trials that we can’t handle. I know that it is his way of saying –"You can
do this". We have to believe in
ourselves- I’ve seen several times this last week the miracles and the Lord’s
hand in this trial. Even though he isn’t
vocally telling me the words I want to hear- I can feel his presence. I know my Father in Heaven, my loved ones
on the other side, and my many family members and friends here on earth are
rooting for me and this baby-saying you can do this!
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