Be A Burden #Mamavation

When was the last time someone asked what they could do to help you out?  How did you respond?  Did you think about 37 things you really could use help with and then say something like "Oh, I've got it pretty well covered"?

BE A BURDEN!

I've been there.  I don't want to "be a burden" to my friends or family, but maybe I really could use some help.  Because... just maybe... I'm human.  I'm frail.  I need help sometimes.  It is so hard to admit that I need help.  I don't want to feel like a burden.  I don't want others to have to go out of their way to help me out.

I've been on the other side too.  I really want to help out a friend, who I know is having a hard time with something: pregnancy, illness, business, life in general.  I ask what I can do to help.  I've asked specific things, "can I bring you a meal?" or "can I watch your kids for a while?"  It seems almost inevitable that my loved ones "have it all under control." 

Here's the thing.  Some of us are wired to express love through serving others.  Some of us truly desire to help others out, because that is how we show our best caring.  When I turn away a friend or family member who asks to help out - I am not allowing them to bless me.  When a someone turns away an offer to help, it hurts.  Honestly, I feel as though my attempts to love on someone have been kicked in the guts.  Ouch.

So be a burden.  Let other people serve you.  Allow your loved ones to love on you.  It's good for your health to let others help you out - allow yourself time to de-stress.

If you're a servant, like me, know that sometimes others just don't understand you want to show them love.  Be patient with them, and keep offering to let them "be a burden" in your life.  Keep serving, it's good for your health too.

How do you best show love?  How do you feel when others offer to do things to help you out?

Words

We all know that punctuation is important.  For instance, a man eating chicken is very different from a man-eating chicken.

 

What we sometimes fail to remember is that our words are important too.  Today I said to my husband, "We need to feed and eat the children."  Oops, I meant we need to eat and feed the children.  Big difference!

Please, don't eat me mama!

Our words sometimes sound funny to us.  I often hear myself saying things like: Get your head out of the toilet.  and Your brother's hand is NOT a banana.  even Money does not go in your bottom. 

Can you believe the thins that come out of your mouth sometimes.  Okay, life with toddlers is kind of amusing from that aspect.  But sometimes our words hurt.  I know I am guilty of hurting with my words sometimes.  Usually I do not intend to, but it happens.  Usually it happens to the people I love the most.  Maybe because that is who I talk to the most.  I'm sorry if I've hurt you with words.

Share some kind and uplifting words with someone today, be careful about the order in which you use them. 

One of my friends posted a note to me the other day, all it said was "you are nice."  But you know what, that made my day.  Has anyone said something to make your day today?  What is the nicest thing someone has said to you?  Leave a comment, I'd love to hear.  (I love comments).