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Where’s The Owner’s Manual

Don’t you sometimes wish that being a parent came with an owner’s manual? I have so many times just wished I could look into a book and it would tell me exactly what I needed to do. Being a parent is one of the hardest things in the world; it tests everything physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. If you saw us in mass last night with our youngest I was completely worn down of all four of those things. The whole parenting realm is a big trial and error process and some trials are harder than others. Right now we are experiencing a couple of those trials with our girls now and it has been hard. We have had our days but I will not lose sight of our purpose as their parents. Expect progress not perfection. The Better Mom Devotional. Ruth Schwenk. Zondervan, 2018. Parenting is definitely a constant state of progression because just when you think you have it all figured out something will throw you into a tail spin and you are back to square one. Recently I started a devotional called The Better Mom Devotional by Ruth Schwenk. It has been so…

Starting Fresh

Recently I saw this quote by Craig Groeschel and it really stuck with me. There are times off and on throughout my week that I get bitter at all types of situations. Why can’t the kids just take a nap so I can have a minute of peace? Why do they not just listen the first time? Or I was dragging in the morning and my workout couldn’t get done. At times my husband is on call a lot and I get exhausted with the kids and I get angry and bitter towards him for not being there. There are times when bitterness can arise towards a certain person and it starts eating at your relationship. It can be a multitude of things that can lead towards bitterness. Bitterness is the enemy fully at work and winning. It took me years to understand that we have no control over how people choose to treat us or how they act and the only control we have is how we respond to them. It’s the same for situations that happen throughout the day. If we are getting bogged down and overwhelmed, chances are we are trying…