Well my day certainly has not started the way I had hoped it would! Well, let me rephrase that and say it started way earlier then I had hoped! Ava, Lucas, and Wyatt were all up at 5:50 this morning!! Ava had a sleepover last night in the boys' room, so they were all up searching for Ava's paci which had fallen under the bed! (Okay, Wyatt wasn't so much searching as he was crying because he was hungry!)
So my plan to get up before the kids and have some time with Jesus didn't happen. Thankfully the Lord reminded me an hour later when I did get time with Him, after I had fed Wyatt and my amazing hubby surprised me with breakfast in bed, that "His Grace is Sufficient!" and that "I am saved by faith, not works!". My prayer is that my heart will hear His voice throughout the day as I am busy about my work!
When do you moms of little ones find time to read your Bible and pray? Most of the time, I do it while Wyatt is taking his morning nap and the big kids are watching t.v.; I want to give God the first of my day, but it's a true struggle for me to get up before the kids. Any advice?
On a completely unrelated note, I also could use some advice on getting rid of Ava's paci! She is only allowed to have it while she is sleeping, but I'm afraid of the drama and lack of sleep that is coming when I take it away for good! I followed 'the rules' and had Lucas's paci gone by 18 months, but it's been harder with Ava. I guess I felt bad taking away something that is so comforting to her when her world had already changed so much with a new baby brother and a new home.
Her bite is being affected, or so says the dentist, so it is time to do the right thing and take it away! Any tips?
Well it's time to face this morning with Joy and Peace knowing that God is with me and that He loves me because of Who He Is! I hope your day will be full of the same Grace!! Let me know how I can be praying for you!
So my plan to get up before the kids and have some time with Jesus didn't happen. Thankfully the Lord reminded me an hour later when I did get time with Him, after I had fed Wyatt and my amazing hubby surprised me with breakfast in bed, that "His Grace is Sufficient!" and that "I am saved by faith, not works!". My prayer is that my heart will hear His voice throughout the day as I am busy about my work!
When do you moms of little ones find time to read your Bible and pray? Most of the time, I do it while Wyatt is taking his morning nap and the big kids are watching t.v.; I want to give God the first of my day, but it's a true struggle for me to get up before the kids. Any advice?
On a completely unrelated note, I also could use some advice on getting rid of Ava's paci! She is only allowed to have it while she is sleeping, but I'm afraid of the drama and lack of sleep that is coming when I take it away for good! I followed 'the rules' and had Lucas's paci gone by 18 months, but it's been harder with Ava. I guess I felt bad taking away something that is so comforting to her when her world had already changed so much with a new baby brother and a new home.
Her bite is being affected, or so says the dentist, so it is time to do the right thing and take it away! Any tips?
Well it's time to face this morning with Joy and Peace knowing that God is with me and that He loves me because of Who He Is! I hope your day will be full of the same Grace!! Let me know how I can be praying for you!
Comments
#2 have you read anything about the 5 o'clock club on the girl talk blog? i am going to link the posts here. but obviously with our new baby i am NOT getting up at 5am. well i am, but only for feeding! but, there is some good stuff in the posts about new mom's, tweaking things to fit your sleepless lifestyle. http://www.girltalkhome.com/blog/category/the_5_oclock_club/
#3 we took ruby's paci away a couple months ago and it wasn't easy. she LOVES her "paci and quack-quack" and i really went back and forth as to whether it was time or not. our dentist said it was effecting her teeth. but he also said that was not a big deal because even if she used it until she was 4, her teeth would actually go back? i go to a pediatric dentist here. anyway, i have noticed that her bottom and top teeth have come together more since stopping. we did have a few days of bad naps. and it made me sad. but she is totally fine without it now!
#4 grace, yes! you know i like to be in control of things. the Lord is certainly going to be working on me through this 3-kids thing.
i think my comment was longer than your blog post. ;-)
As for the paci thing been there with that. I know Doctor Hobbs told me when there whole worlds are changing sometimes a paci is the least of the worries. I think you did the right thing. When it's time to give it up what we did with Curtis was replace it with a big boy option a new book for each paci thrown away. Something special just for him. Idk other than that.
I think you are a wonderful mother.
Can't wait to read your 21 posts!
meg :)