Victory!

I made it through Parent Back-to-School night without succumbing to any more time commitments than I had planned on! This is a major victory in boundary setting for me.

Does anyone else struggle with this kind of thing? I love working at my kids' school, and I really want to be involved there. But I too easily find myself spending all my time at the school or doing work for school commitments. I way over-committed myself last year, and my goal this year was to keep things simpler.

This feels like a real leap of faith, in trusting that God will continue to lead me down this path that I cannot see. It would be easier to just fill my time with worthwhile commitments - then I could have a ready-made identity (and an excuse for my messy house!). I really do value the work that I and other volunteers do at our schools, and I'm still doing a decent share. No doubt more opportunities for volunteering will present themselves, but I am determined to leave some time free, time to see where the path will lead...