1. crock pot is your friend, its okay to use every day.
2. Spend time outside, fenced in. Parks sound like a good idea but they lie, they suck
3. Movies are okay in moderation. Don't feel guilty if you need a little quiet in your day
4. The healthier your kids eat the better behaved they are. Don't take short cuts and serve boxed mac and cheese. It makes them crazy.
5. Set the baby down, she can cry for a minute, that toddler needs a spanking more. Discipline and training are needed.
6. Bath time can be once a week, that's okay
7. Go shopping with people and if you go alone put them on a lease, those things are awesome.
8. Go on walks. The fresh air helps and its nice to have a change of scenery.
9. Kid proof your house. It makes it harder when everything is a no no don't touch.
10. Relax, you don't have to have the "perfect" family. The kids can be dirty and loud and crazy.
Our first and foremost job as a mom is to raise our children to love and honor God. So our attitude throughout the day is so much more important than whether or not we got the dishes and the laundry done. We need to discipline and train our children but remember they are learning and if we are getting overwhelmed maybe we need to lower our expectations of them. I find it difficult most days to have the patience to deal with my children in a godly way but i remember that God chose me for this job to raise these two boys to be godly men who serve the Lord and this little girl to be a wise and respectful women.
