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By: Wanting to Feel Like a Successful Mom {IMC Day 6} - Busy Being Blessed

Wanting to Feel Like a Successful Mom {IMC Day 6} - Busy Being Blessed — Fri, 21 Aug 2015 09:00:57 +0000

[…] there are moments when I feel so completely lost in the mess of motherhood: When the tantrums start at 9:00 AM and don’t stop until bedtime. When the twins are climbing […]

By: Jaimi

Jaimi — Wed, 26 Nov 2014 22:54:09 +0000

In reply to Melissa Matters.

Ha, Melissa! It's all about the appreciation, right?! 😉 I hope it doesn't get you down. Laundry is a never-ending process here.

By: Melissa Matters

Melissa Matters — Tue, 25 Nov 2014 23:31:59 +0000

Thank you, I'm appreciating the mess in my laundry room right now!

By: Jaimi

Jaimi — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 20:59:43 +0000

In reply to MaryAnn.

Great message, MaryAnn! I think we all have different comfort levels with mess and that is really what it is all about-as you mentioned- making sure our priorities are our family first and balancing that with what we need to get done in a day. I appreciate your being so candid and thoughtful in your comments. They are so beneficial to those of us with little ones still. All the best to you!

By: Jaimi

Jaimi — Mon, 04 Aug 2014 20:56:57 +0000

In reply to Loralee.

Oh, yes! It really is faith-building. It is "just" mess, but it seems all of life has some messy aspects to it. I wish you well and thanks for stopping by.

By: MaryAnn

MaryAnn — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 23:17:23 +0000

Does it help to know that when I was a full-time mom "in the trenches", I could not find the laundry room floor at my house (EVER!) and that there were plain, very unattractive cardboard boxes filled with toys around the entire living room wall perimeter??? Does it help to know that ketchup spilled on my kitchen floor might stay there until I could no longer identify what it used to be and that it then was stronger than super glue when finally trying to remove??? Does it help to know that I chose the color of my living room furniture based on the color of the dog so that I don't notice my lack of diligence in vacuuming? (It creates too much stress!) If so, here's the good news: There's plenty of time to be that Proverbs 31 woman when the babies are grown and I fervently believe her little "tale" in Proverbs is a reflection of her ENTIRE life and not just her "mothering years." I wouldn't trade a day of watching my daughter dance a solo at a dance competition or a day of watching my son play varsity football or a day of watching my youngest son march as a "quints drummer" for a cleaner floor, a less cluttered living room or a hairless dog for all of eternity. One day you will be so proud to watch that child graduate and move on to become the person God meant them to be. Hang in there, Mom!

By: Loralee

Loralee — Tue, 01 Jul 2014 05:02:56 +0000

Thanks for sharing a great message. I keep trying to fight the mess, but I'm glad to know the fight is faith-building!

By: Jaimi

Jaimi — Fri, 23 May 2014 15:29:28 +0000

In reply to Eolia Disler.

Eolia, you are too funny! It is amazing how much mess can happen in a house with children, isn't it? Keep us busy I suppose! 🙂 Take care!

By: Eolia Disler

Eolia Disler — Tue, 20 May 2014 21:50:46 +0000

When I saw your pictures, it thought you came into my flat while I was out running some errands, and took pictures of my sink and the children bedroom. And then, I saw your sink have two parts… Not my house but pfou! Such similarities! Guess we are kindred spirit in the mess our children can create. LOL