This is my first attempt at blogging. I do not consider myself a good writer, but I have learned the therapeutic value of writing at times. I chose serenity now as my blog title for a couple of reasons. First, I believe we all desire peace in our lives, but for many reasons peace seems to elude most of us. Secondly, I have found in my life that peace is not always an absence of chaos, but a condition of the mind. There is a Seinfeld episode in which George’s dad shouts out “Serenity now!”, whenever he feels stressed. I have done that myself half-jokingly, but I do believe there is some truth in it. Ultimately, I believe that true peace comes from recognizing who I am in relation to my Creator, but practically speaking, that doesn’t always work when there are four small children screaming at you.
I don’t know that I have any grand aspirations with this new project other than to share some of my thoughts/struggles with marriage and motherhood and how that is blended with working outside of the home. Each day is a new day with no mistakes in it as Anne Shirley would say, and I try to remind myself of that as I get up.
