In the 6th grade I had someone start to teach me how to juggle using 2 items. Once I got that skill down, I was supposed to learn how to do 3. Well, I am very good at juggling 2 things but never made it to the lesson on 3 things.
Of course for those of you that know me I am a multitasker. I can usually keep up with several things at once. But it is convincing my mind to focus on one thing that can be the trick. I have to settle the voices that want me to jump from thing to thing and just focus on something simple. This afternoon I played basketball in the driveway with Jason while the girls were in the house. I had to focus on that one thing and not worry if I needed to change laundry or if Kirsten and Katrina were doing what they said they would do (they didn't - but they did try on their Halloween costumes - but that is something else entirely.) I had to focus. And I am glad I did even if I'm still not too sure about what those two girls were doing.
So maybe it's a good thing my juggling skills are limited. Sometimes I need to just focus on what I have in my hands or who is in my line of sight. I am a mom of 5 kids and I work outside of the home as well as in it and have other irons in the fire. And I'm not the only mom to attempt juggling. I hope we all can have a moment of focus this week and that it is good.
