Dear Moms...Jesus Wants You To Chill Out
A friend of mine, Diane (shout out to Diane!) was a part of the beginning group for this organization, Hearts at Home. Since I've become a stay at home mom, she has urged me to get connected with their website and the encouragement that is there for moms seeking the Lord in managing their homes. I just read this blog this morning, and it really blessed me. Maybe it will bless you, too. I plan to start doing this, posting other blog posts that I read that have been an encouragement to me, and maybe they will be an encouragement to you, too!
It's crazy to me, the amount and level of comparison that a mother (and anyone for that matter!) can subtly engage in now with social media...if I'm honest, I find myself within this comparison game all too often and I don't even realize how much it paralyzes me to forget my goal, my mission which can be simplified to love God, love my husband, and love my kids. What a timely reminder as Eric and I got back from Dallas last night, we took some time to set some intentional goals on the way home -- individually, as a family, as a neighbor, and within our small group. All these goals are great and things to work towards, but may I and we never lose sight of the simplicity of our mission, my mission - love God, love my husband, love my kids (and I'll stick in there because it's important to us, love my neighbor!).
We re-entered - what can sometimes seem like the chaos of our lives with two little ones - toys everywhere, sippy cups, goldfish, changing diapers, going to the potty (sharing successful potty pictures by Stanley! Woo-hoo!), bedtime routine....and in case, we forgot over the past few days what its like to be in our home routine, we were reminded at how quickly our "normal" routine can change! Our little girl who usually goes to bed with no problem, was exhausted and what happened? She cried, and I mean screamed off and on from 7pm (our first attempt to laying her down!) and then from 8 to 10! Until finally, she did fall asleep on Mommy while Mommy watched football highlights on ESPN. And, I was reminded at how thankful I am that my little girl can fall asleep against her mommy's chest and eventually, the fourth try was a charm, she laid down in her crib and stayed asleep, and thankfully has slept through the night. Maybe it was the adjustment back to having mom and dad home, who knows, and maybe it will happen again tonight, but for last night, my mind was switched, thank you that I had the chance to cuddle with my baby until she was finally able to go sleep and rest her little spirit! Welcome Home, George's, welcome home!! (kinda like Extreme Home Makeover, but different) :)
As always, thanks for stopping!!
-Kendra
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