I hope to have my first survey up soon, but while we wait, please let me know any questions you want me to include in the surveys!
Oh, and check out the first talks and video to the left. I also hope to get more of these up soon!
Also super are these dear words from my father-in-law:
I just have to say that you young mothers are my heros! You put your own desires behind the needs of your children.
That is why you were trusted with them.
Believe it or not, too soon these tough times, when few "2 minute" snatches of time are available, will be just a memory. At that point as your children look back they will never remember the showers, the clutter or the clothes. They will remember the smiles, the hugs, the reading, the playing and how much they love their Mom. They will know that they are loved not because you have said it but because you have shown it.
Every piece of clutter or pony tail or old clothes to me is a witness that you have put the needs of others before your own. They are not scattered around because you are lazy. They are there because they are further down the priority list-and rightly so. Are scattered books more important than reading a book with a child? Are dirty dishes more important than a sad child that needs a hug?
And when you do get 2 minutes and just want to collapse on the couch and literally do nothing, that in my mind is higher priority than the scattered books and toys. That is the time you can breathe and see the face of your finally sleeping "angels." That is when you get your second wind.
Remember that someone that loves your children even more than you do chose you from everyone in the world to love them. And He knows your weaknesses and your strengths.
I think if we could see with "celestial eyes" the frumpiness would actually transform into royal gowns and tiara's fit for queens.
Wow- that is wonderful. Thank you for posting- I needed to hear all that today!
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