Truth Be Told…

We put our chairs down to watch our fifth soccer game of the weekend and began to chat with the couple sitting next to us. Our boys are on the same team yet nothing is the same about any of our lives. They are an ‘in tact’ family like most of the families along the sidelines. They only have two kids and one in sports. That’s not the case for us (at all).

As we sat there and attempted to explain our family structure and the many activities we’re involved with, it was clear they were getting lost in our complicated life.

We felt their empathy.

We felt vulnerable.

We held our heads up high as we always do.

We’re doing our best.

Blended families have dynamics that in-tact families will never be able to fully understand. Here’s a glimpse:

We have 4 kids under 12 in 3 different school districts and none of them are the one we live in. This weekend, we have to be in Grand Rapids for an Art festival for our daughter with dance, in Coopersville for a 5k girls on the run race for our other daughter, Holland for a soccer game, Grand Rapids for a soccer game, back to Holland for a piano recital, to Spring Lake to drop off and pick up 2 of our kiddos for youth group, and two more additional soccer games beyond that.

And truth be told… I’m T I R E D.

Philippians 4:13 says, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.

Right now the days are tough. The commutes are far. The weekends are busy, but we know that there will come a day when things shift and we’ll be able to look back and say it was worth every minute.

If you can relate, hold on tight to these words from Paul in Philippians. You too can do ALL things with Christ’s help.