If you are in the toddler stage of motherhood, this topic may feel impossible. Self-control does not come naturally to kids. You know…They want what the want and they want it now. And if they don’t get it they may start with the tears. Some kids go straight to the screaming and tantrums. It’s all that their little minds understand. But praise the Lord that He has placed us here to teach them. Self-control is so important to teach your kids. The earlier the better. And I promise, no matter how you may feel currently, it is not impossible. Before…
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Your alarm clock is the crying baby wanting to be fed. Before you can stumble out of bed to take care of the cries your toddler comes through your bedroom door wanting snuggles or begging for breakfast (it depends on the day.) No matter what you do you can’t seem to get ahead and have a pleasant morning time with your little children. You want peace. And you crave structure. But what do you do? This was me a few months ago. I would wake up to my children already under my feet, and the rest of the morning I…
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Fasting is mentioned so many times in the Bible. And we are told of the importance of fasting and prayer over and over again. But how do we set apart that time to fast while we are in the busy seasons of motherhood. We are chasing littles from dawn until dusk. Often times we forget to eat but that doesn’t count as fasting. And when you are pregnant or nursing you can’t really go a day without eating. That’s what I always thought fasting was, just not eating. In Scriptures that is pretty much all we see. But fasting is…
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You slept for maybe two hours last night. The kids are up early. Your baby has already started crying this morning. There are little ones begging for breakfast at your feet. Something spills. A toddler breaks a dish. Someone is saying “no” over and over. Two of your precious little ones are hitting one another. Here comes the mom rage. And then you start to raise your voice as you are juggling all the things. Then somehow you start yelling, crying, slamming cabinets, and blaming your kids for everything that is going wrong. No mother wants their day to look…
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* Disclaimer: this post may contain affiliate links. We are about to add a third little one to our family. But a question I get asked often is “what tips do I have when it comes to transitioning from one to two kids?” It was a little over two years ago now that our family made the transition to having two kids (two and under by the way.) And I will say right now that I don’t know everything and everything I did in our transition to two kids worked. But a lot of what I did and what I…
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In my last post I mentioned how disciplining your kids with God’s Word can make your mothering so much easier. And apparently that peaked so many mothers’ interests. I have had so many questions since then about how I do this and if I can share examples. So that’s what this post is going to be. God gives us His Word “for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” (1 Tim. 3:16b-17) And I believe that includes training, correcting, and disciplining our kids. Like…
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In a few months we are going to be welcoming the third little addition to our family. But I know that will also come with some change. So I have been taking steps to prepare myself, my boys, and my home for the transition. Over the past few months I have been incorporating different systems to hopefully help both myself and my toddlers transition to becoming a family of five a little easier. Whether you are getting ready to welcome a new little one, you are freshly postpartum, or are just looking for some ways to make your life easier…