{"id":199,"date":"2011-10-19T09:54:03","date_gmt":"2011-10-19T13:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etheriedge.wordpress.com\/?p=199"},"modified":"2020-05-04T13:24:54","modified_gmt":"2020-05-04T17:24:54","slug":"mom-morsels-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/index.php\/2011\/10\/19\/mom-morsels-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Mom Morsels- part 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/image0188.jpg\">W<\/a>hen our children were little and under foot, I was desperate for advice on everything you can imagine. I&#8217;d ask anyone. My own mom had some general wisdom, but couldn&#8217;t remember specifics.<\/p>\n<p>Because I might forget those also&#8230; I began to collect tips that worked for me and stuck them in a pocket-size notebook. By 2009, it was bursting at the seams, so I swapped to a larger journal. I then glued precious little notes and drawings from the kids onto every other page.\u00a0This has become a family treasure:<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/soccer.jpg?resize=198%2C258&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is soccer-785x1024.jpg\" width=\"198\" height=\"258\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/image0188.jpg\"><br \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Before your children can read, make a drawing of their &#8220;list of chores.&#8221; To do 1st thing every morning and before bed. Tape it down low on a bathroom cabinet. Offer a reward when they got into a routine ($, candy, game time&#8230;)<\/li>\n<li>Whatever the kids help you do anything (no matter how poorly), remember they actually helped you. And they are learning for the future. So delegate!<\/li>\n<li>Get up 30 mins before the kids if possible. And exercise! Pray WHILE you workout. You&#8217;ll feel better all day.<\/li>\n<li>If you don&#8217;t do it (whatever it is), it probably won&#8217;t get done&#8230; so stop procrastinating and get busy. Grab a kiddo to help you.<\/li>\n<li>When rested, you&#8217;ll commit to anything. When you&#8217;re tired, you&#8217;re ready to quit. So WAIT<strong> 24hrs<\/strong> before committing to ANYTHING! (don&#8217;t get guilted into signing up: for sports, taking a dinner, volunteering at school, getting a pet). Your family comes 1st.<\/li>\n<li>No one really cares what size jeans you wear, but you.<\/li>\n<li>Best advice you&#8217;ll ever get: <em>&#8220;Everything gets better&#8230;EVERYTHING!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t forget: (Ps. 56:8) God records your sorrows and collects your tears. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0He gently leads those with young. (Isaiah 40:11)<\/li>\n<li>Be Content! (Ps. 16:5) The Lord has assigned you your portion and cup.<\/li>\n<li>Laugh at yourself daily! Pray for a sense of humor.<\/li>\n<li>Babies need their rest and so do you!! Put them in their own space and stick to a schedule. Self-soothing is important. Let them cry to sleep, at least by 3 months. They will be good little nappers.<\/li>\n<li>A drawer for PJs (unfolded) is very easy for kids to maintain.<\/li>\n<li>Crock pots are life savers, morning dump in and forget.<\/li>\n<li>Even big kids need a quiet\/room-time. You need it too.<\/li>\n<li>Play in the rain! Get wet with the kids<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t eat in front of the TV<\/li>\n<li>Lay on the driveway and look at the stars<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/image0188.jpg?resize=640%2C428&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/image0188.jpg?resize=1024%2C684&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/image0188.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/image0188.jpg?resize=768%2C513&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/image0188.jpg?resize=1568%2C1047&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/image0188.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forglorysake.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/image0188.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Ben and Sarah<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When our children were little and under foot, I was desperate for advice on everything you can imagine. I&#8217;d ask anyone. My own mom had some general wisdom, but couldn&#8217;t remember specifics. 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