My daughter picked up the mop and mopped everything she could in the house - cheerfully and with a happy heart. She realized that not only was it fun to mop, but it helped mom out tremendously.
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| I took this picture while sick on the couch from my laptop. |
Here's my Monday "tip", don't be lazy in teaching them to be independent. Don't do everything for them. Teach them, patiently, to take care of themselves. There will come a day, like I had recently where I was sick on the couch and could hardly do much at all.
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| At the recycle center...I sit in the car while they do the work! |
When you teach them to do things for themselves, they turn right around and bless you abundantly. My kids truly were a blessing while I was sick.I rarely get sick. But, this time I was sick and just weak.
Trust me when I say they can be blessings. I know that even little ones say the sweetest and cutest things, too. That's such a blessing - my daughter would, and still does, say the sweetest things to me.
I want to encourage many of you younger moms, especially {not that I'm all that old!}. Your children can be blessings...really great blessings! When they are little and require so much work and effort, trust me when I say that you need to be patient and keep after them. Mine are growing up too fast!
Parties:
Women Living Well - Media Monday
A Wise Woman Builds Her home
Stuff and Nonsense
Biblical Womanhood
Don't Waste Your Homemaking\
Heavenly Homemakers
