Okay all you mamas out there! I have been a little book worm lately. I am reading this book right now called "A Joyful Mother of Children" by Linda Eyre. Okay. Let me tell you how refreshed it is making me feel. The guilt I have from hiring a cleaning lady....gone. The bad days when I am sick of being a stay at home mama....still there, but able to cope and deal with a better attitude! My 2 year old that I adore and treasure the most, but still manages to put me on edge....and my 1 year old that is so curious and into every cupboard, garbage, toilet, and anything messy and buggy....humorous! I am just so trying to live in the moment lately and not be so up tight about the small things. It is working....today!
Let me just share a couple of things with you...these are tips that help you to "Become a Joyful Mother!"
1. Put first things first.
PRIORITIZE!
2. Don't always be logical.
IF TOO LOGICAL, YOU MAY MISS OUT ON WHEN IT "MIGHT BE THE RIGHT TIME TO..."
3. Progressively nurture unconditional love.
LIFE THROWS CHALLENGES...LEARN NOT TO JUDGE.
4. Laugh sooner rather than later.
LAUGH WHEN LAUNDRY DETERGENT IS SPILLED ALL OVER THE LAUNDRY ROOM!
5. Have a formula for dealing with guilt.
SHOULDA, WOULDA, COULDA....HAVE A BROWNIE!
6. Put your husband first.
YOU WERE A WIFE BEFORE A MOM! HAVE A DATE NIGHT!
7. Educate yourself.
KEEP ON READING....AND GO AND GET THIS BOOK!
8. Get help!
HIRE A CLEANING LADY!
9. Have a passion for something and remember your dreams.
DO SOMETHING FOR YOU...GIRLS NIGHT OUT ANYONE??
10. Have faith.
WHEN YOU FEEL DEFEATED AND DOWN, REMEMBER YOU HAVE HELP FROM A LOVING GOD.
10 comments:
It sounds like a great book, I might have to squeeze it in. I don't know though, I am pretty into a little book called Lipstick Jungle, totally trashy, I love it!
I have that book on my shelf, I think I have had it for a few years and I am not even sure if I got through the first chapter. I am a loser. maybe that's why I don't think motherhood is that joyful at the moment. haha. Actually the truth be told I absolutely hated reading until I got overwhelmed with everyone's love for the twilight series and I just finished the third book yesterday. I am in love. If you haven't heard of them you should try them and I will try the joyful book, I could probably benefit from it as well. Talk to to you soon and thanks for the birthday shout. I love you
What a good book.. Im all about the brownies and date nights.
Sounds like a great book Linz!!! I NEED it! I'm doing pretty good most days. Being in scholl for 6 hours a day with fun girls has really helped me! We go out to dinner after class sometimes and it's just FUN! I think it gets better though as your kids get older. There will alwasy be something but some of the harder things do pass. I'm so jelouse about the cleaning lasy!!! Lucky girl!!! Anyway, I'm getting tnat book!!!
I just wanted to let you know that on my sister in laws blog you signed brits one friend lindsay. I wanted to tell you I am not that big of a loser.....but maybe I am. Is it true that you are my only friend? Ha, ha!
I meant like you know that one girl....Lindsay, not like your one and only friend...so funny that you mention it because after I read it over...I started laughing because it sounded totally the way you read it. Hopefully you get what I mean!!!
Your so cute. I knew what you meant. I was just giving you a hard time.
Love the pointers from the book. I have had to refer to the spilt laundry soap tip quite a few times! And I can only dream of hiring a cleaning lady! I keep telling my self someday, someday:)
Thanks for the comment about the baby! I am DEFINATELY working for the last year. Not gonna happen with three monsters!
this is one of my favorite books. Another great read is A Quite Heart by Patricia Holland. It helped me realize me and than I could be the great mom I wanted to give my kids, the mom I was, not the mom I saw others be.
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