The Unlikely Homeschool: Thankful {and a GIVEAWAY}

It started when I accidentally slept in...in an unprecedented act of quiet, my three-foot, one-inch alarm clock snuck by my bedroom undetected. I quickly slapped together some resemblance of a breakfast for my hungry little chicks and mentally prepared myself for the day. As I sat anxiously taking inventory of all my TO DOs, my thoughts were abruptly interrupted by my three-year-old's helpful attempt to clear his spot at the breakfast table. I turned to see an upside-down bowl of oatmeal and its contents splattered across the table and oozing down onto my freshly mopped floor. And so began my day...
A day of frantic, fast-paced, running in circles trying to catch up. Like a dog chasing its own tail, I was so busy doing...Doing...DOING! By lunch, I was a heap of exhaustion. I stood at the kitchen sink, barely able to make an audible word through my sobs, and prayed words of desperation...Words from one worn-out mother trying to keep up with other equally worn-out mothers.
It was then that I was reminded of the names of God we had been studying together as a family...not any PARTICULAR name...just ALL the names...more than 700 names to try and contain all that He is. ...all that He is and all that I am not. And never could be. 700 names to show He is All in All. So many names to remind me that even in my weakness, He is more than enough. The truth is, as Scripture says, no matter how early I rise or how late I go to bed in order to accomplish all that needs to be done in my crazy day, it will never be enough. Not in my effort anyway.
But, God... God is more than enough. more than enough when I'm spinning my wheels more than enough when I just can't keep up more than enough when my TO DOs never seem to get done He is more than enough.
As I stood clutching the sink that fateful day, I realized that although I fail at being the perfect mother, the perfect wife, the perfect friend...the perfect anything, He is more than enough. And for that I am THANKFUL.
*I am joining with 30 other bloggers from around the web to share my thoughts of Thanksgiving. Be sure to check out the rest of the 31 Days of Thanks at Homeschoolin' Mama. In an attitude of gratitude for all our faithful readers, our lovely hostess, Meg, has gathered a handful of fun prizes. Now's your chance to enter. All seven winners will be announced on Homeschoolin' Mama on Thursday. Be sure to swing by to see if you've won.