1 + 1

There are 24 hours in a day, 7 days in a week.

I spend about 7-8 of those hours sleeping.

There are 4 children, 1 husband.

3 meals to prepare, eat, and clean up.

There are 4 grades to teach to 4 different ages.

We spend approximately 6-8 hours each day on schoolwork.

About 1 hour is devoted to daily chores.

Extra-curricular activities keep me running for 4-5 nights of the week.

Church services and activities keep me busy about 4-8 hours on the weekends.

There are 8 dances classes.

There are nightly theater rehearsals.

Violin lessons.  Voice lessons.  Band rehearsals.

There is quality time with family.  With friends.

There is being a mom, and not just a teacher.

There is being a wife.  A wife who is not too weary to love her husband.

There are all of these things.

There is 1 of me.

But there is 1 of you, too.

1 God.
 
3 in 1.

And you are more than enough.

You are able to stretch my hours and my strength.

You are able to exceedingly meet every need.

When my 1 ends, your 1 begins.

And it is Good.

It is attainable.  It is reachable.

And it is Good.

It is Great.

It is messy and unorganized and chaotic at times.

But it is our messy, unorganized chaos.

It's you and me.

1 + 1.

And 1 + 1 = GRACE.