Sohl Creations

A friend convinced me I needed a blog... so here goes.

For the longest time, Carter was our "Sohl" creation. Now, with two baby Sohl's, it's a whole new experience. Most of what I've learned is that I am doing the very best I can. And that's a great feeling to have.

Once I allowed myself to say that I wasn't able to achieve all I expected of myself, I was able to hear that other moms and dads were saying the same things. I was in complete shock! I mean, all those moms I'd imgained having it all together struggled with attention-craving two-year-olds, isolation, and complete lack of desire to clean, too?!?!

Mini-prayer aside: Thank you, God, for giving me the strength to admit I couldn't do and be it all.

I was amazed how quickly others shared their own stories of insecurity and frustration. God's still showing me that I'm not alone as I feel on those low days, and I'm still learning that just because I have those low days, I'm not a terrible mom. It's the whole strive for perfectionism I've got going here.

When David and I first started dating, we'd always say, "You're perfect for me." Because while neither of us are perfect people, we are the perfect balance for each other. I'm adjusting to how our roles have shifted since we first met. I find I'm becoming -shock and awe - more organized and able to remember things, and he's becoming more - even more shock and awe - flexible and adaptive to change.

Hopefully being exposed to so many strong Christian women, and more specifically for me, Christian moms, I'll remember that the perfect mom is the one who loves and hugs her children every chance she gets.