Jealous of the Single Life?

I wonder is this is an inevitable stage of early motherhood. Lately, I have found myself experiencing feelings of resentment towards my 25 year old sister-in-law because of the freedom that her divorce and new boyfriend have awarded her. Because of her divorce she now finds herself a part-time mommy who shares the burden (yes, yes the joys too) with her ex. This has given her so much more time, now, to pursue her own interests and her own desire. As a mother of two, now, I sometimes yearn for the time to pursue my own interests and desires. But, as a married mother, I know such yearnings are just that. So, what do I do? Well, I pray continuously that I might remember the blessing of having a good marriage and the blessing of having my child(ren) with me every day most of the time. But, still, it would be nice to drop my LilyBaby off with my husband in exchange for a free weekend every once in a while. Unfortunately, I'd want my husband with me so that wouldn't work. The best, then, that I can hope for is a rare night out with hubby for dinner and a movie. But, you know what? Even then, I'm always eager to get home to LilyBaby after just those two precious hours away. So, I'll keep remembering that in the hopes that my resentment over my sister-in-law, who is jetting away to Detroit for her boyfriend's softball game through Sunday while her baby stays with her ex, hopefully fades away. And, now that I think about it, it's not the single life I'm jealous of...it's the child-less life that I'm jealous of. Oh, how I how I fondly remember those five years with my husband before we had LilyBaby. But...this is fun too and I wouldn't trade LilyBaby in for anything. In fact, I was just remembering how towards the end of our child-less years LilyDaddy and I would say how much more fun some event would be if we had a baby to push around in a stroller. And, you know what? The Texas State Fair was a lot more fun with LilyBaby with us...as was the beach...and the mall...and the store...etc., etc.

Carve your blessings in stone and note your troubles in the sand.