Almost a month ago my sweet, compliant child entered into the stage of testing, whining, and at times an unpleasant attitude. Have you ever been there? I was constantly correcting, disciplining, praying over his attitude, and IT IS TIRING. One day as I was asking the Lord to give me His wisdom and discernment for how to get a hold …
Remember when……
Remember when you would cry when you had to shut the door and say goodbye to your fiancee because you longed for that day when you only had to say goodnight? Now he is your husband and even though he is working long hours you at least get to lay your head next to your love at night and wake …
Perfecting Motherhood
Perfectly manicured hands, pre-baby body back and feeling good as I finish up my hour-long workout before my baby wakes up. I’m so glad that my husband and I have trained our baby to sleep through the night so I can have time to work out, take a shower, and do my hair and makeup all before the baby wakes …
Colossians 3:23 to Moms
In whatever you do, whether changing diapers, cleaning up spit up or vomit, cleaning up messes for the 50th time that day, feeding your children once again, responding to your husband, cooking and cleaning the kitchen another time……. DO IT ALL heartily as for the Lord rather than man, knowing that it is Christ you are serving. (My adaptation of …
6 Things to Help you get through “Survivalville”
Here are a couple of tips if you are wading through the waters of sleepless nights, sickness, trials or another difficultly that is placing you in the city of survivallville. I feel like our family just got out of it and then sometimes I think we have other weeks where we are visiting there again, so these are just practically things …
When your baby doesn’t sleep
*I wrote this post about a year or so ago about the journey with my first born and not sleeping. I thought it would encourage some of my friends who are going through this today. This is just to encourage the other moms out there who every single night go to bed hoping that they have finally found the …
Mommy guilt or Mommy pride?
People using the phrase “mommy guilt” is every present in this culture as a feeling of guilt when they perceive they aren’t being the best they can be, or are doing life differently than other moms. I was having a conversation the other day with my husband about this; he simple said “that’s not guilt, that’s pride.” Ouch! That was …