Finding Joy in the Chaos

“Life is about finding the joy in the chaos and the crazy.”

-Sondra to Ally, Moms’ Night Out

What happens when moms are swallowed up into the chaos of life? They (or at least I) go bonkers! Funny? Only in hindsight. My life becomes messywhen I can’t control the circumstances my family is in and I start reacting in an often unbecoming way. Then I get discouraged with myself and spiral downward into dejected despair. Finding joy in the chaos of motherhood is the antecedent to despair.

Twice since...