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I had no idea what I was doing when I started this I had no idea what I was doing when I started this blogging game and I still don't. But now, I've realised, it is possible to plan content a year in advance. And maybe, just maybe, I'll be a little more organised this year! I certainly feel more motivated. Along with @lionheart.mama @mama_to_the_power_of_4 and @mommyingabout I have put together some ideas for all of you. Please put your tips in the comments. Let's help one another out. Link in bio #bloggers #samomblogs #samommyblogger #wearingallmyhats #momblog #momblogger #mommyblogger #mommyblog #blogger #blogging #writing #write #writersofinstagram #blog #planning #plan #planahead #organise #organising #letsdothis #survey #prioritise #ideas #tips
And this, summed up in a sentence, is why I blog! And this, summed up in a sentence, is why I blog! #blogger #blog #blogging #momblog #mommyblog #samomblogs #samommyblogger #wearingallmyhats #momblogger #mommyblogger #bloggers #writer #writing #ilovewriting #write
The year 2021 - a brand new year to look forward t The year 2021 - a brand new year to look forward to. New hopes, new dreams, new beginnings. Maybe (along with the rest of the world!) you hope that the year is better than last year. #covid_19 has wreaked havoc in our lives. “Normal” has been overturned and suddenly we are finding that “normal” may never be “normal” again. And maybe some of you, like me, have subconsciously found yourselves looking forward to a time post-vaccine. A time when we’ll be able to go to touch, to hug and to sing in public again. Will we see that in ’21? But what if this year isn’t different…what if it’s just as bad. Or worse…what then?!? I am not someone who likes reading the above let alone writing the above! It gets a quick-let’s-move-on flick of the finger! But maybe I need to stop, like you, and think about what happens if this year, things aren’t good? Maybe we need to check at what we really are rooted in and finding our security and stability in. Is it better health? Is it the vaccine? Is it being together again? Or, unlike me, maybe your security is where it should be. In the one “thing” that is certain, that is constant and that is sure in this crazy world! Maybe your security is in the Saviour. The Healer. The Physician. The Comforter. The Shepherd. The Creator. The Controller. The Father. If it isn’t already apparent, things are spiralling out of control in this world and this country. We are separated at a distance of 2 metres, not allowed to hug our mourning friends. We can’t have a braai and socialise with friends like we once could. All of this goes against the very nature of humankind. We were made to be in relationship with one another. This last week, the brokenness of a once perfect creation has been on my mind. It wasn’t supposed to be like this. But we were idiots and we messed it up. If we keep looking forward to things in a broken world to bring us joy, satisfaction, peace and hope, we will be sorely disappointed. But if we fix our eyes on the Perfector, we will see this life in a different light – a place to share the joy of a new creation one day with Him! Now that's something we should all look forward to! #hopewriterlife #wearingallmyhats
In arrogance, I've tried to control things and do In arrogance, I've tried to control things and do life without God. I'll "let" Him control some things but not others. (Like it's not all under His control anyway!) It hasn't worked out for me. I need to lay it ALL at His feet and humble myself, realizing that I and everything else in this world are in His hands. #humilty #humble #quoteoftheday #quote #verse #bibleverse #verseoftheday #wearingallmyhats #momblog #momblogger #mommyblogger #mommyblog #samomblogs #samommyblogger
Are there some words that give you the warm fuzzie Are there some words that give you the warm fuzzies? Shine is one of mine. I adore the sunshine. When the sun shines, my mood lifts and I feel like my whole demeanour for the day is affected and brightened. When I think of “shine,” I think of the brilliance of the rays of the sun. Or something glinting in the light. But I’ve seen something else shine this week and realised just how much I have missed. And how far short I’d fallen. I’ve seen my daughters, especially Older, shine this week. I’ve seen a sparkle in her eyes that I put there - something I came to realise I haven’t often seen. Because, for the first time in their little lives, I have been purposeful about setting aside time each day to be a mom. Not a home maker. Not a supper-cooker. Not a washing-hanger-upper. Just a mom. I’ve always prioritised housework because, if I don’t do it, the majority of it won’t get done. My husband does some but certainly can’t pick up my slack. The house has to be cleaned. Dinner has to be made. Nappies and clothes need to be washed. And if I leave it to play with my kids, as many have advised, it means more later. It means time away from someone at some point. But I have realised too late, that, I have to admit defeat, knowing it won’t ever be finished and take time to spend two hours with my children each day. This week, for the first time in my memory, I saw my daughters laugh (this makes me ashamed!) and love the morning because I chose to be present. I chose to sit down and love them. I chose to do the things that bore me just because they wanted me to be there. I chose to hug them and pick them up when they asked, no matter what I was doing. I found I shouted less. I got less irritated and frustrated. Older spent less time in time out. I controlled my temper. We had a happier day. I know I should have done this ages ago. But my selfishness got in the way. Don’t be like me. Do the housework. But stop at some point and be a mom. I pray that they will not only shine when we spend time with them. But I pray that they will shine like that around others and reflect Jesus and not their imperfect mother. #hopewriterlife #writersofinstagram #wearingallmyhats
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