intentional mommy-ing

most days i wake up to the (sweet) crying of our newest born. she's hungry & tired of being swaddled.

i get up to feed her and shake the tiredness out of my own eyes while the house begins her slow rumble. one of the boys begins his day with a bang which wakes the other one, and life escalates from perfect quietness to extreme GO! in a matter of seconds. literally. no exaggeration.

my girl meanders out of her room to join her brothers & soon there is a parade of tiny feet, pjs, stuffed friends marching through the entire house.

now, we're in full throttle: showering, dressing, pottying, diapering, lotioning, shoes, breakfast, brush teeth, lunches in backpacks, coats, mittens, hats, one last potty, & out the door...or, at least the dad & the 5 & 4 year old...on their way to preschool.

then, mom & youngest 2 tackle all the rest of life: preparing for dinner, laundry, cleaning, errands, work stuff, more stuff & things.

WAIT. breathe.

ck & i realized as we reflected on new year's eve that we want to stop being distracted & sliding through life on "busy-ness" to be more intentional. we need to be more intentional.

the word "purpose" is used quite a bit these days. merriam-webster defines "purpose" as "something set up as an object or end to be attained." as a mom (and, as parents), what is the end that we what to attain?

we have put in place through the years a lot of great family rituals & connecting time: bible story times, "tell me about your day" time, etc. but we wanted more.

so, we put a few things in place for this new year. daily family breakfast devotional and a verse of the week.

each week, we all will learn a new verse together. at the end of the year...52 verses!

the kids easily memorized week 1...and loved it!

exodus 34:6 "i am the Lord. gracious & compassionate. slow to anger; abounding in love."

they've been telling everyone.

they were pumped for sunday to roll around to start our next one.

week 2:

1 peter 4:8 "above all, love each other deeply from the heart. for love covers a multitude of sin."

being intentional pays off. now & later. want to be intentional? want to join us each week? it'll be fun...and worth it.

(i'll post our verse each week in case you want to join us!)