Blessings, Serra
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
The Gentleness Challenge
Good Morning, I hope this new day finds you in good spirits. Yesterday I mentioned that for the new year I am going to be a more gentle mother to my children. I hate to admit this, but I am very quick to anger and I yell a lot. Sadly it doesn't take much to make the mean mommy come out. And as soon as the ugly and hateful words are said, I immediately feel terribly guilty and want to crawl under a rock. Most of the time I can feel it about to explode yet I do nothing it to prevent it. It's definitely the #1 thing I hate about myself.
Our children are gifts from GOD and how dare I treat my sweet babies like this... I can't remember the first time I 'lost it'. But I'm sure it was over something silly or trivial. My kids have done the normal, naughty things like draw and write on the walls, hit each other, call each other names, etc... I can honestly say that I have truly wonderful kids and they have never deserved to witness my anger.
I am sharing this with you because I am linking up with http://www.womenlivingwell.org/ and joining the Gentleness Challenge. During the month of January we are humbly embarking 'on a Gentleness Challenge for mommy’s everywhere who struggle with raising their voices to their children, scowling, speaking in rapid fire foolish words or lecturing in anger.'
Please visit www.womenlivingwell.org and read the first post. Grab the button and link it to your blog and please share the challenge with your mommy friends. As Courtney has written, 'Let’s focus this January on dealing gently with our children. Touch them gently, use their names gently, use your words gently, slow down and be loving, kind, and gracious.'
Lord, give me the eyes to see you in my children,
your heart to love them and your gentleness to help them grow.
your heart to love them and your gentleness to help them grow.
Give me your wisdom to guide them,
and your strength when I need to let them go.
Amen
and your strength when I need to let them go.
Amen
Blessings, Serra
Monday, January 2, 2012
Happy New Year!!
Hello Everyone... I apologize for the lack of posts since October, but it got chaotic quick with all the holidays and birthdays. My oldest is 9!! How'd that happen?? Hope the holidays were wonderful for you.
I don't know about you but I am glad 2011 is over. Even though we were blessed with our 'surprise' baby, Zachary, the past year was very stressful and full of tears, strife and quite a test to my patience and faith. Our financial situation changed drastically and I don't see an end in sight anytime soon. But I'm trying to be hopeful that everything will work out one way or another. It's been another reminder to myself that I don't have as much control as I'd like to think I do and that I need to 'let go and let GOD'.
That being said, I'm not going to make resolutions for 2012. I'm going to get back to the old Serra and be who I was always meant to be. A faithful daughter of Christ, a loving and patient wife and mother and the creative and crafty woman I've always been. I'm going to give myself the 'me time' I've always deserved, give my husband the wife/ husband time he deserves and to my children, the gentle and kind mother they deserve. We as mothers and wives shouldn't have to try at these, they should be second nature.
2012 started off just fine. The baby has been sick so I had to stay home with him. The hubs took the 2 oldest girls to Sunday School & he taught the 3rd grade class. The rest of the day was spent as a family, just hanging out, playing games and enjoying each other's company. Today the kids & I went to an indoor play area and they ran themselves slap-out playing for 2 1/2 hours. Tomorrow will be spent cleaning the bedrooms and playroom, making room for their new stuff and rehoming long ignored older toys and lovies.
I have a feeling this is going to be a year of change, maybe good, maybe not. But I need to be prepared and know that God is always with me. May this year be full of wonderful blessings to you.
~Serra
I don't know about you but I am glad 2011 is over. Even though we were blessed with our 'surprise' baby, Zachary, the past year was very stressful and full of tears, strife and quite a test to my patience and faith. Our financial situation changed drastically and I don't see an end in sight anytime soon. But I'm trying to be hopeful that everything will work out one way or another. It's been another reminder to myself that I don't have as much control as I'd like to think I do and that I need to 'let go and let GOD'.
That being said, I'm not going to make resolutions for 2012. I'm going to get back to the old Serra and be who I was always meant to be. A faithful daughter of Christ, a loving and patient wife and mother and the creative and crafty woman I've always been. I'm going to give myself the 'me time' I've always deserved, give my husband the wife/ husband time he deserves and to my children, the gentle and kind mother they deserve. We as mothers and wives shouldn't have to try at these, they should be second nature.
2012 started off just fine. The baby has been sick so I had to stay home with him. The hubs took the 2 oldest girls to Sunday School & he taught the 3rd grade class. The rest of the day was spent as a family, just hanging out, playing games and enjoying each other's company. Today the kids & I went to an indoor play area and they ran themselves slap-out playing for 2 1/2 hours. Tomorrow will be spent cleaning the bedrooms and playroom, making room for their new stuff and rehoming long ignored older toys and lovies.
I have a feeling this is going to be a year of change, maybe good, maybe not. But I need to be prepared and know that God is always with me. May this year be full of wonderful blessings to you.
~Serra
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