A Prayer for clarity when life is dark by Emily Rose Massie, read by Leah Martin.

This is the message which we have heard from him and declared to you that God is light

and in him is no darkness at all.

1 John 1 5.

It's been a tough few months for me, I won't lie, stress levels have been high.

Nap times are fleeting and becoming very few and far between with my two almost three

year old.

We started homeschooling our kindergartener and in September our family grew as we added

another sweet prince to our bunch.

I'm officially a mama to three boys now.

To top it all off, we're experiencing colic for the first time with our newest, fussy bundle

of joy.

Needless to say, the days, hand-knights have been very long.

When I need a break, I have to try to sneak away before the sun or stay up late once

everyone's finally falling asleep, but my body is just tired and needs rest.

My soul is longing to release creative expression, but to be completely honest, I don't have

very much mental clarity to sit down and let the writing flow right now.

I have felt so utterly distracted by my present circumstances.

Complaining and whining is such a temptation and I'll be the first to admit that I've

had my moments.

But I know God wants me to find contentment regardless of my circumstances.

He's pleased when I'm grateful, even when my eyes cannot see past the junk and fog.

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