“Life is better being a mom.”
Living Life in True Abundance
It’s Friday in our house, grocery shopping day has come. We have four kids, and boy do they go through food fast! I’m scouring the fridge and pantry to put my list together for this next weeks food. I say aloud “Wow! We have nothing in here. It’s a good thing today is shopping day.” My three year old looks up at me and says “But mom, we have SO much food! We have cheese, and cucumbers, and cereal, and tortillas, and all of the things, mama!”
Letting Kids See How We Manage Emotions
My daughter came home from school one day and asked me to help her with her math homework. We sat down at the table, got out her worksheets and began to work through the problems. Math is not her easiest subject, though she tries her hardest to figure it out. As we sat down and began, I realized I knew what the answer was, but I couldn't explain how to get there. I tried my best, but my words did nothing other than confuse her. A solution came to my mind. Maybe if my words are not communicating how to solve the problem, my ability to actually do it in front of her would be more helpful. Finally, she got it! She looked at me and told me that it was easier for her to understand watching me solve the equation. That's when it clicked for me. The easiest way for my girls to understand how to deal with emotions is not for me to tell them, but for them to see me work through my own.
Perfection is the Biggest Lie We Believe
The other day as I was aimlessly scrolling through social media, I was hit with a feeling that I'm sure you too have felt at some point. The feeling of imperfection. We often feel this way while looking at others' lives and seeing qualities in them that we wished to see in ourselves. In our minds, that equates to us not being good enough.