Expectations

Picking strawberries

Last weekend, I went to a glass society meeting.  The Firebirds meet quarterly to talk glass, share what they've been up to and to show their latest work.  It's usually such an inspiration to see what people have been working on but this last Saturday I just felt a little off.  It was a combination of frustration and some sadness too.  It's hard to watch people who started doing glass after me surpass what I'm doing.  It's hard to hear about the gatherings and classes people are attending and the really cool things they are learning.  I want to be learning and growing in these major ways too.  

Sometimes life is frustrating.  I was feeling a bit sorry for myself and maybe a little frustrated too that I can't seem to get anything done.

I was reading in my scriptures and found this thought in the Bible Dictionary under Ezra, "There is eternal significance in everyday life."  There has to be a reason why we do all of the mundane everyday tasks. 

I am nurturing people. 

It's an all consuming and overwhelming job.  Two little people rely on me for everything.  I am creating their world, cooking their meals, sorting their clothes.  I may not be getting anything done in glass but I am getting everything done for them.