The Third Prayer

There are many days that my mind is racing with so many thoughts that I can’t concentrate on the given task.  When I am at home playing with Mary Rene, I get distracted by the piece of dust sitting two feet away.  All I can think about is picking up that piece of dust!  Oh I hate that.  Or when Frank comes home and he is telling me about his day at work, my mind is focused on what is going on later that night.  I have a hard time being in the present moment most of the time.  But the worse part, I get so wrapped up in my day-to-day duties that I let my prayer life fall to the bottom.

Which is why I added #78 to my list.  Today I finished reading, “A Mother’s Rule of Life,” by Holly Pierlot.  Thank you for the suggestion Lerin!  The goal of the book is to help you live out your vocation in a productive and peaceful manner.  My three main vocations are to be a good wife to Frank, a loving mother to Mary Rene and a faithful steward to Christ.  At the present moment, I fail at all three because my mind is a pinball machine. 

Pierlot’s book points out that you need to get your priorities in line:

1. Your personal relationship with Jesus Christ comes first, above all else.
2. Taking care of yourself (staying sane!!!) is a crucial part to maintaining harmony
3. Your vocation as a wife to your spouse
4. Your vocation as a mother
5. Your vocation as a provider (in my case I am part-time financial provider and part-time homemaker.)

I have a schedule laid out and I am going to start following it tomorrow morning.  At this time I don’t want to share my schedule because I think I will be changing it a lot over the next few days.  Actually I will probably be changing it a lot over the next few months as Mary Rene’s nap & bed time changes.

But here are some important highlights of my schedule. 

Prayer Life:

• Monday through Friday: Frank and I will pray together at 7 a.m. (I am in the process of creating a “prayer room”)
• Every other Tuesday: attend Eucharist Adoration with Mary Rene.
• Once a month: Frank and I will both go to Confession.
• Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays: Every afternoon read to Mary Rene from her Bible.
• Monday through Friday: After supper, Frank will lead us in evening prayer.
• Sunday: The Lord’s Day.  Mass and family time.  No household work.

Personal Life:

• Wake up at 6 a.m. and go to bed at 10:30 p.m. every day.
• Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturday: Go for a morning run (it makes me sane!!!)
• Tuesdays, Fridays: Sew or Read during part of one of Mary Rene’s naps
• Thursday nights: Sew after Mary Rene goes to bed
• Only check personal email twice a day.
• Once a month, go out to lunch with a friend without Mary Rene or Frank

Frank:

• Monday nights: Stay-in date night after Mary Rene goes to bed
• Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays: after Mary Rene goes to bed be available to hang out with Frank.
• Saturdays: family time

Mary Rene:

• Be more involved during playtime and don’t look at the dust in the corner
• Read to her from her Bible everyday

Provider:

• The mess can wait.

 

I put a schedule together for each day of the week starting at 6 a.m. and going to 10:30 p.m.  I know it will be hard to stick to a schedule but I am going to try my hardest.  Please pray that I do my best so I can get more order in my life!

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