How Does She DO it all?

You know the person I’m talking about. Her house is always calm and mostly, if not completely, spotless. Her children, if she has any, seem to be in order and well behaved. Perhaps she works outside the home and has obligations there. She volunteers her time in multiple areas. If you need advice or just a listening ear, she is readily available. Her husband, if married, seems to want for nothing. She is mindful of the needs of others, offering assistance as she sees opportunities. The list could go on.

One glance over your own circumstances held next to hers… you’re baffled. Barely holding it together for your own family, “Ms. Perfection” over there seems to have figured out life! How does she DO it all!?? How on earth does one “get it together” and keep it that way?

Guess what! I figured out the secret… shhh.. don’t tell too many people about this. We don’t want to blow her cover. Ready for it?

She does not do it all.

What? Read that again. She does NOT do it all.

She takes life one day and one thing at a time. Only then will her life seem cumulatively put together to the casual observer.

“Ms. Perfect” or “Ms. Life in Order” or however you want to name this seemlying perfect lady you know in your life- she only *LOOKS* like she can do it all.

What you see is not how she feels. A quick look from her perspective is in stark contrast to how others may view her.

You see a spotless home. She is exhausted from feeling the need to clean (perhaps late the night before!) before company arrived. There is probably a closed off area of the house where things quickly got shoved to.

You see well behaved children. She is worried that her training at home may not pay off. She is doing the best she knows how (which isn’t really all that much.. she’s winging this parenting thing) and praying her children remember themselves in public.

You see her working a job, volunteering her time or offering assistance to others. Her house is being let go. The sink and counters overflow with dirty dishes while the laundry piles are sprouting faster than baby bunnies. A sacrifice within the home so she can be of use outside the home.

Her husband seems to be in good spirits and their relationship seems picture perfect. She remembers a disagreement they had earlier in the day and is praying the Lord will help her and her husband keep a strong, God honoring marriage.

You see a calm, composed lady able to offer an ear and perhaps some advice. She is terrified of saying the wrong things, and praying she won’t make the situation worse.

She feels inadequate, busy, exhausted and pulled in multiple directions. No matter how much she loves what she does, or how happy and at peace she is, she knows she is not doing it all. She wishes she could do more. She looks up to others who seemingly do more than her, and she wishes she could figure life out like they have.

But she also knows that those she looks up to, only *LOOK* like they have life figured out. Because she has heard many times from people around her “I don’t know how you do it all.” And when she thinks that of other people, she knows they are human just like she is. Nobody does it all. Nobody can do it all. We can only pray that our priorities are kept straight and that our decisions are God honoring.

Then, after praying, she moves on to do the next thing. Leading others to see a very busy woman attempting to live life and keep it all afloat just like every other person. This is how she does it. One thing at a time, with God helping her navigate it all.

And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. (Mark 10: 27)