The Fog and motherhood

Here in central Illinois we have been having heavy fog in the early morning.

While driving in said fog a few days ago, I encountered 2 deer that jumped out in front of me. They could have easily become "hood ornaments" for my suburban.

I have been processing that near mishap for several days now. Sometimes things happen to me that stay with me...this was one of them.

The fog, deer and raising kids....what is the connection?

In the midst of the fog that morning, I was very intentional in my driving. Alert and engaged are accurate words to describe my response to the lack of visibility of the road thus, no venison entrapped in the grill of my vehicle. (Meat for dinner was already thawing at home and road kill was not on the menu).

This is so true in motherhood. There are many days I walk around in a fog...whether toddlers or teens, lack of sleep,endless demands or to-do lists, a blurred sense of direction and purpose of being a mom can easily cloud our vision.

Driving in the fog that morning, I blocked out anything that would distract me and take me away from focusing on the task at hand. As a mom, am I challenged myself this morning to look for things in my life that dim my visibility and vision of motherhood. I prayed for help to be alert and aware of choices or situations that surround me or my family that distract me from the mom I want to be.

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