blog every day in may | day 22: what motivates me

blogeverydaymaybutton22Sometimes, it’s hard to find the willpower to get everything done (not that I do get everything checked off of my to-do list every day…)

It’s hard to be 8.5 months pregnant and still find the energy to work out first thing in the morning. It can be hard to handle the tantrums of an almost-two-year old. The laundry is never completely folded and put away, and dinner lately isn’t usually as nutritious as I’d like it to be.

Despite all these “hard” things, I somehow keep trying to do better. My biggest motivation is knowing that through the enabling power of Christ’s atonement, I can improve each day. By His grace, I can become stronger, in every sense of the word- physically, mentally, and spiritually. I want to be an example for my children and show them that we can set any goal and work toward it.

So, even when I feel like the day didn’t go as well as I’d hoped, there’s always tomorrow to grow a little better.