Prioritizing and Multitasking with the Tribe

I've been slacking on keeping up post mainly because I have been in full mommy mode with our newest little one here now. As my babies grow I forget what the newborn phase is like even I just went through it last year with my middle baby. The lack of sleep is always the hardest part. Although most days I am exhausted I pray through it and pray for guidance throughout the day. I think I've finally learned to truly how to multitask with three little ones. I try and keep the house as tidy as possible. It is rough cleaning but it gets done. I've learned to clean efficiently with short amount of time when they are napping or playing. I clean each room in 15 minute increments and do a deep clean on the weekends. I clean this way because when I do have a chance to do so it is done quickly and straight to the point. It ensures me that I don't have time to get off task. Then there are somedays I just may not have the energy to clean the house completely and some rooms get left messy which is perfectly fine by me.

There are many days where my house is a mess and the babies are screaming their little hearts out having fun playing. Believe or not those are the days I believe they will cherish the most. Even the times when we spend hours playing with their favorite toys. Sometimes it feels like I may not make it through the day as tired as I've been but God gives me strength where I am weak.

There are even times when I feel too tried to pray or I don't have a moment by myself to spend time with God as I should. Since I am an example to my children I want them to have their own relationship with Christ. I've made it a habit of allowing them to see me reading my bible, praying and having that quite time with Jesus. I've also learned to ask God to show me His ways so I can model a life based on His truth to my children.

I've learned that I set the tone for each day, if I wake up and say I want to be in bed all day then I will be lazy and not get things accomplished that needs to be done. So I purposefully start each day asking God how I can please him today and go from there. I am learning to thrive, serve, and live each day by choosing honor God and boldly live out my season I am currently in.

I am not sure if I will return to work or how that would look for my family if the babies will go back to preschool. I am certain God allowed this season of me being able to stay home for a reason. As much as I feel like somedays I need more adult interaction and engagement, I'd do it all over again for my precious gifts.