I have spent hundreds of dollars on planners. Large boxes, full of every conceivable office supply product, sat in my closet. I have spent hours – perhaps hours totaling days – setting up apps to help me track what I should be doing when. Back in the day, when I was a
Do you find yourself repeating yourself daily? Do your admonitions seem never to sink in or make a difference? “Make your bed.” “Did you brush your teeth?” “You washed your hands? Did you use soap?” “Stop. No whining.” Have you become the frustrated, nagging mom that you never wanted to
At the time, I had a baby and a preschooler and someone who ought to be taught to read. But there were also 9-year-old and 7-year-old boys. I’d tell them to go get dressed, planning on starting school after they came back downstairs. I’d load the dishwasher, wipe
Nothing humbles us quite like motherhood, I think. You don’t know just how sinful you are until you actually have to serve and love others 24/7. You don’t realize just how ugly your sins are until you see them unvarnished in your toddler – or teen. When you