A Mother's Spiritual Sanity

There is always so much to do and you are always on the run when you have a 3 year old and a growing baby (6 months) at home.  I do love these days a lot with both its good and bad sides.  I love it when the kids are calm and enjoying everything I have to offer them during a day and hate it love it even more when things go the other way around when George is pulling a tantrum and the baby is so needy. I know I should be dealing with them with much patience and kindness but let me tell ya I do lose it sometimes.  I think the Lord is really teaching me that I need to be so much more patient and kind.

This was his favorite for few weeks I have read it at least 20 times

I ran out of activities for him and gave him a syringe to play with in the water. He was off for at least 15 mins

I love it when George behaves so well and is very nice to his sister.  But when he is not behaving and becomes so hard on his little sister I sometimes am not able to handle it.  There are days when I just don't know what the Lord wants me to do.  Should I just fill my day with timeouts and crying or should I make each day into a peaceful and loving home for my children?  It is hard especially for a young mother like me since I am still a beginner in this area of motherhood.  

My only hope during these times is to turn towards Jesus, Mary and our dear Holy Spirit asking for their help for me to be a peaceful and gentle mom.  If I can control myself when the children are going crazy I know things can be better, at least that is what I have learned so far.  When I become a mess, not only do my children but also my husband and everyone around me.  

The mess begins

I hate when it gets to this stage..haha (This is actually not that bad)

After cleaning

This gives me peace..lol

One thing which really helps me these days is praying to the Holy Spirit in the morning and through out the day and asking him to fill me and my children with His fruits and gifts.  I really really need it to control myself and be loving and gentle to my little angels when they become not so like angels..haha  Believe me all those days I have prayed to the Holy Spirit I have gotten help.  Even though George becomes so picky and does not eat anything the whole day and the baby does not sleep for more than half an hour and when I don't get time to eat breakfast or lunch and have to continuously cater to my ever needy children still cooking, cleaning, changing diaper, laundry, reading story books,homeschooling, helping my potty trained George who still needs help with going to the bathroom  I can feel the peace and the joy that I receive from the Holy Spirit.  I can see how the spirit of truth takes control over my and the spirit which comes to kill and destroy fleeing.  Yes it is so true that we are living in a continuous battle and for a mother like me my battle remains at home in doing my simple responsibilities of raising children. 

My munchkins

Brotherly love shown

How can I ever be mad at these two..love them both so much that I cannot really explain

when brotherly love becomes too much he starts leaning on her, then on top of her ahhh...then it gets crazy

Love this one

I love this prayer which I found online and I have it posted on my kitchen wall so I can be saying this prayer very often through out the day.  I would love to share this with you all if at all it helps:

Dear Lord, it's such a hectic day, With little time to stop and pray, 

For Life's been anything but calm, Since You called me to be a mom - 

Running errands, matching socks, Building dreams with matching blocks, 

Cooking, cleaning and finding shoes And other stuff that children lose, 

Fitting lids on bottled bugs, Wiping tears and giving hugs, 

A stack of last week's mail to read - So where's the quiet time I need? 

Yet, when I steal a moment, Lord, Just at the sink or ironing board, 

To ask the blessings of Your grace,i see then, in my small one's face, That You have blessed me all the while- 

And I stoop to kiss... That precious smile. 

My princess

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