Super Human

So lately I've been wondering, when do I grow up and become Superwoman? I guess I always thought that it was an age or status thing that somehow, when I reached this invisible marker, I would transform into a "needs no sleep", "loves to clean, and quickly", "errand running", "extra time in my day" kind of woman... But I think I was wrong because I'm exhausted, out of energy, tired of cleaning, and would need an extra 12 hours to accomplish all of my good intentions.

So my question is this: "how did my mom get to be Superwoman (and probably your mom too!)?" For almost my whole life my mom has worked a full time job, kept a SPOTLESS house, fixed beautiful dinners for our family, and done all of the grocery shopping and errands alone. And yet I never really felt, shirked in anyway. My lunch was always the coolest at school, she read to me every night until I was WAY too old, we watched movies, hung out... how did she do it all? She's like Mighty Mouse or the Energizer Bunny, and I guess I always thought that once I "grew up" I'd gain these special powers too. And might I add that she never complained, I never heard her say, "ughh, I'm so sick of unloading the dishwasher" or "I could really use some help with all this laundry", it was just done, with grace and poise.

And it's not just my mom (although she is spectacular) I know Sam's mom still works full time teaching, spends countless hours grading English papers, and yet still finds time to make it to all of her grandson's practices and ballgames, church every Sunday, and family dinners every night. Plus she stays up later than me and gets up earlier, and yet I can probably count on one hand the number of times she has complained of being tired.

I have these great and lofty dreams for how life will be once Sam graduates and has a great job. We'll have a beautiful family and I'll eventually get to stay at home with my kids, keep house, coupon shop myself to death saving my family gobs of money, and maybe do a little fabulous design work on the side. Plus, Sam and I will have great small group friends that we might even host at our home weekly, I'll have plenty of time to volunteer at the church, and I'll be able to devote ample time to loving and serving my husband and family.

Now I know that all sounds a bit crazy, but it's my dream, and I'll keep it for a while longer. But in the mean time... I sure could use some super powers! So I guess my next read will be Choosing to Cheat by Andy Stanley, and maybe that will help me to find some margin in my life to develop and pour into the things that really matter while I work on developing my super powers.