Consistent Effort Brings Results

Do you ever find yourself saying that when your circumstances change that YOU are going to change? I am in the THROES of mothering 3 young boys (7, 4, and 1). I am awake in the night more times than my watch can keep track of. The baby is in the phase of I-want-to-dump-everything-on-the-floor-as-quickly-as-possible so my house is nowhere NEAR the cleanliness level I want. With all the demands of this stage of life, I sometimes find myself thinking, "When my kids are a little older, THEN I'll be able to do/be _________." While it might be a little bit true that I'll have more energy if/when I get more sleep, some of the things that I think I'll be able to do once my kids are older are things I struggled to be consistent with BEFORE I had kids. I often use my kids as an excuse for why I don't do something rather than getting creative with the time/energy I do have to accomplish what I want.

The fact of the matter is that you don't magically improve when your circumstances change. It takes conscience effort to become who you want to be and achieve what you want to accomplish. Rather than telling myself that I will do these things someday, I need to look at how I can do what I want/need to do TODAY. There is time to become who I want to become. I can take small actions daily, which will eventually yield big results over time! What is something you can do today to get you closer to the person you want to become? Let's cheer each other on!

2 years

2 years ago I found out that I was pregnant with my third child. Even though I had felt the pull to have one final child, I was very hesitant to actually have it come to fruition. Not only was I in the best shape of my life, I was not looking forward to the pregnancy woes and the actual difficulty that having another child brings. For over half my pregnancy and even after my baby was born, I focused so much on the negative changes rather than the blessings. But, I know that the experience of having my baby come into our family was meant to be. I have learned lessons I could have learned no other way. Most importantly, I have been knocked down and humbled more than I ever thought possible. I have had days that I wasn't sure I would be able to make it to the end. But, I did. I am here. I am still standing. And that counts for something.