It occured to me the other day that I never explained the title to my blog. I have told people for years that one day I would write a book and the title would be "Help! I'm Super Mom and I'm Tangled up in My Cape!"
I can always remember wanting to be a mom and wanting to stay home with them. Then I got what I wished for! With 3 kids, a husband, multiple animals of many shapes and sizes over the years, and frequently an exchange student in the house, I am pulled in many directions. Not to mention volunteering at school, as every good "stay-at-home" mom should do, being involved in Jaycees (a community service organization for younger people), helping at church, having an at home business with Mary Kay, exercising, and more. With my perfectionist personality, I feel I should be able to "do it all" and do it well. The image of Super Mom, looking great in her size 6 (we won't even go lower than that!) spandex, flawless skin, flowing hair, hands on hips with a confident smile, easily tackling the most complicated of schedules and skillfully dousing any fires that may pop up, all while keeping the house and yard beautiful and a hot, healthy meal on the table, sounded pretty good to me.
Then I wake up and reality hits! As I stumble out of bed, later than I should, my cape is not flowing behind me, I'm tripping on it or waving my arms around, trying to get it out of my face. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy being a mom and I love my kids, all of them, foreign and domestic. I just don't like feeling frazzled, overwhelmed and scatter-brained most of the time. No where in Proverbs 31 does it say the woman has a melt down because the kids are late to bed again, no one took the picnic basket out of the van 2 days ago with the chicken salad in it, the van won't start, the puppy piddled on the floor again and dear hubby came home late again because of a church meeting. Somehow, Super Mom should be able to navigate such troubled waters with ease and a Coppertone tan to boot!
Hence my tangled up Super Mom image was born. So hopefully my ramblings and insights may encourage or inspire someone else as they journey through life, tangled up or otherwise.
