Words from the Wise

(my three littles on saint patricks day)

While we try to find our new normal around here, I am either enjoying life, or overwhelmed...not much inbetween. I guess that is because I am either trusting in Christ to supply all the riches I have in him, or I am not.... which results in feeling like the world is caving in on me...and I only have three littles. Yes, my three littles are 4 1/2, 2 1/2 and 2. The 4 1/2 year old often acts like a 2 year old, so it feels like 3, two year olds in my house most of the time! Imagine how families with four kids and above make life work....it boggles my mind. Well, my friend Shelly, over at Good to be Crazy, has gone form 2 littles to 5 littles within 15 months. Yes, crazy! I know...but how does she do it? Well, for one she. prays. a. lot. and she gets advice from rockstar moms who have really big families. And this is the list she compiled....

Wise Words From Rockstar Moms:

1. Stay in the Word – read from the Proverbs everyday

2. Go to bed with your house picked up and organized – that way you never have to start a day in the hole

3. Every day, spend at least a few minutes with each child – look them in the eyes, hug them and ask them about their day

4. Read to your children everyday – it’s a way to cuddle, relax and teach all that the same time

5. Popcorn that you pop yourself is a cheap, filling snack that goes a long way with a crowd

6. Grocery shop in the evenings without your children – with fewer distractions you’ll make better choices and spend less money. And never, ever shop without a list.

7. Hire a housekeeper to help with cleaning AND laundry – at least for a season

8. Bite the bullet and ask your friends for help

9. Be very careful about your time on the computer and the phone. Do not get on either during the day unless you have to.

10. Choose one day to do all of your laundry for the whole week. Have your children pitch in and help sort, fold and put away. And don't even think about the laundry on the other 6 days.

11. Before purchasing anything -- whether it be food, furniture or containers for the boys' legos, make sure you've first used what you already have. Be creative, pray through your every purchase

12. Make the hard choices about how to spend your time out of the house. Assess your children's (and your own) outside commitments and prayerfully cut out those things that need to go.

13. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind (per Romans 12:2). You don't have to look like or be like everyone else. It's ok to look different and to stand apart for Christ.


I feel like I am doing some of these things naturally, but I can't wait to implement the others. I love having others go before us, so we are not walking in the dark. Thank you for all your research Shelly!

If you want to read the whole post go HERE.