Mommy is HOOD
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Your scars are stripes in the Spirit Realm and with every sleepless night you are gaining rank. But I don’t just want to encourage you with words, I want to offer solutions! Below is a list of things that have helped me in my journey to discovering balance within marriage, motherhood, and ministry. The 3 M's! Start your morning with the word. Set the tone for your day with the Holy Spirit and renewed mind. Leave yesterday in the past and press on. Even if you have a hectic morning with the kids turn on the word and/or worship. Budget in a deep clean once a month. The truth is we don’t always have the time to deep clean like we used to and this is okay! Find a way to budget for an affordable someone to come in and scrub the toilets and showers so that it takes a load off you mom. This helps with my mental health tremendously. TRY IT! Meal prep. Make Sunday your Trader Joe's or Costco day and get dinner for the entire week. I recommend getting quick meals that you can throw in the oven! And/or making two big meals during the week that can be eaten for at least a couple of days. Let’s work smarter, not harder as it pertains to catering to our spouse and/or our children.
like to call motherhood “mommy-hood” simply because motherhood can be really ghetto sometimes! Sleepless nights, loads of laundry, dirty dishes, and a running to-do list in your head that sometimes feels like it doesn’t get any smaller despite the more you accomplish. OH, not to mention that things take turns getting done in the house. Gone are the days when you could spend the entire day listening to worship music and gracefully completing everything on your to-do list before sunset. Welcome to the hood ladies! This is motherhood. This is the call. And although it may sometimes feel overbearing, you were made for this! Your “yes” qualifies you. Although I say that comically, I mean it in the coolest way possible. Welcome to the hood that not everyone is graced to be a part of. Welcome to a lifetime of cuddles and wet open mouth kisses that make your heart melt. Welcome to the woman of fire, God is calling you to be with each child you birth into this world. Welcome to the CALL! To walk the floors of your home at night and cover your little ones in prayer. Anointing oil dripping from your hands and tears from your eyes as you remember all the sacrifices you have made and how GOOD the Lord Jesus has been.
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