Getting to know you: how do you working moms find time to...

…take children to appointments?
...take yourself to appointments?
...monitor homework?
...talk with your husband?
...keep the housework under control?

I know you awesome ladies can give me the answers I need to manage the transition from SAHM to working mom!

Asking for Help: Part 2

In addition to learning how to ask my husband for help, I’ve been learning to ask friends for help.

Recently, I got stuck after a period of unsuccessful job hunting, due to my tendency to focus on details rather than the big picture. So after realising that my husband was not the best one to talk to about this problem (as we work in entirely different industries), I decided to humble myself and approach a good friend of mine who is a professional life coach.

Uses for the humble clothes peg

I thought this could be a fun list to work on together! Add your ideas in the comments, and I'll re-post the completed list later.

• pegging laundry on the washing line
• displaying children’s artwork and greeting cards
• closing partially-used food packets (eg flour, pasta, etc)
• pinning children’s capes and dressups
• improvised shower cap (peg a plastic bag over your hair)

What could you use a clothes peg for?

What if it’s true...? Part 7: God has made us righteous

Is your spirit at peace?
Do your daily mistakes burden you with guilt?
Do you set yourself goals of prayer, bible study, and love towards others, but fail to keep them?
Do you feel stuck in a cycle of "sin, repent, try again"?
Do you have trouble believing that you are righteous, accepted, or even loved in God’s eyes, when all you can see are your failings?

Developmental Leaps Part 1: Under age 1

I first came across the theory of Wonder Weeks when my third child was about 4 months old - right in the middle of WW 19. It helped to explain a LOT of the drama we had been through with each baby during months 4 to 6, and if you haven’t read about it, I encourage you to go here and learn more.

Friendship during bereavement

A classmate of my seven-year-old son passed away after a battle with cancer earlier this year. The parents as well as the children in the class were all affected by this boy’s death, as many of us had known the family for several years. I was not personally close to them, but God had led me to pray continually for him and his family.  

What’s in your freezer?

Well, we’ve explored our fridges and our pantries; now it’s time to open your freezer for stock-take in public! :-)

Here’s what I keep in my freezer: