I have not felt nearly as low since last week. I still have moments and even hours of discomfort and nausea but not all day like it was. I am so thankful.
It’s a rainy Tuesday and I have numerous things I could dive into but my bed is the most appealing. I wonder if the boys would notice if I disappeared for an hour. They are playing together which is something they just started doing recently. It’s so sweet. Unfortunately this also has birthed fighting together, so we are beginning teaching the patience and consequences of selfishness sequence around here. It’s fun.
Today is a landmark day for me. Today I officially hand over the reigns of my beloved Night Of Laughter to someone else. I will still participate in writing and performing but will not direct the entire event. Two weeks ago I had lunch with Pastor Sandy and communicated my latest triumph of motherhood and explained that preparing for this third child would be too consuming for me to also handle the NOL which is scheduled just a month after my due date. She completely agreed and we discussed who would take it from here. Lesa Wharton was my choice and after some discussion it was agreed that she would take over. She and I are meeting here at the house this afternoon to discuss the role I played and what she will have to do from here on out. I am excited about this change. I was really afraid it would be hard to give up, but it is instead a blessed relief. I am confident that things will be better than ever under Lesa’s guidance and skills, not to mention that we already have a complete line up in the works and so much is already underway. I feel that I am handing her something that is destined for success and she cannot fail. It also frees me to write without the pressure of the whole event on my shoulders. I have never felt that my skills in organization and delegation were what they needed to be for that task but I did it and I’m happy with the way things turned out. Now I can sit back and enjoy what I helped to start and be creative with my time instead of struggling to be organized.
I’m very excited for my kids too. I think I spent way too much time herding them out of my lap so I could make phone calls and send e-mails, make charts, lists and line ups and then try to be funny while they are crying for me from the other room. That’s not fair and I feel for mother’s who try to work from home. This year will be different and I’m very, very pleased.
I’m glad to hear that you’re feeling better and about the NOL development. You’ve obviously done a great job for the last several years and it has continued to grow. But speaking as someone that has organized large scale Cornerstone events (while pregnant) I completely understand the stress and how time consuming it is. So I’m glad that instead of organizing (because some people like to do that but I don’t) a huge event you can do the part that you really enjoy and you’ll still be able to enjoy your kids. It sounds perfect.
Congratulations, Mary. You will be rewarded with peace and the ability to enjoy the event for backing away gracefully from your creative “baby”. 🙂
And, I am SOOO glad that you’ve had less all-day sickness. Yay!