I really want to blog, I really do… it just doesn’t seem to fit in my schedule very well.
I have these lofty aspirations of getting out of bed an hour or so before the kids and accomplishing all the ‘work’ I need to get done before their little feet hit the floor.
Here is my problem, as soon as my feet hit the floor they all wake up! What am I supposed to do? My only solution has been to stay in bed until the wake up, I like waking up to a little person kissing me awake rather than an alarm clock any day BUT I feel unproductive some days.

My boys just don’t function without their sleep and if they get woke up they are grumpy all day, so I can either have happy kids or get more done. My goal this year is to severely limit my computer time while my children are awake. That basically means I’m not online much.
I do check my facebook regularly… seems like a quick, easy way to stay in touch with lots of people at once.
*IF* I can get my oldest (3) to go to sleep at nap time I normally have about 90 minutes to get anything done that I need to do with kids not around. I have to admit sometimes this just means sitting in front of the computer or on the couch with a book.
I really don’t want to use nap time as catch up time, I’d rather just enjoy the quiet for a few min. and recharge for the evening.
My husband is blessed to be able to work from home 99% of the time which has been awesome, but he still works long hard hours. I am so grateful for his determination and skill that allow him such a good job. There are normally only a couple hours in the evening that I see him so I really try and limit what I’m doing as far as house work after the kids go to bed.

So all that said, I’m basically having to learn to lower my standards for my house during this stage in my life.

I have three little ones that all require CONSTANT supervision and training. I think nourishing their little souls and teaching them is far more important than having my house perfectly spotless all the time.
My main goals during the day are
#1 – to show my kids love and teach them about the Lord in everything I say and DO all day
#2 – training my kids to obey and also training them in life skills and Godly character
#3 – making sure I’m feeding my family healthy nutrient-dense food (as local as possible)
#4 – consistently choosing to be intentional in my day instead of just trying to endure it

*these are just the ones I’m coming up with right now, I’ll add more as I think of them*
I’ll end with this quote…

“You are as much serving God in looking after your own children,
and training them up in God’s fear,
and minding the house,
and making your household a church for God,

as you would be if you had been called
to lead an army to battle
for the Lord of hosts.”

~Charles Spurgeon