The Downside of Venting

What are some ways that you struggle with celebrating each day with your wee babes as gifts from God?  What are some things that help you to be more intentional in this area?



This weeks challenge:





I will begin with an honest exert from my memory box.

Struggling with a purse, diaper bag and a little one in my arms is not my idea of zen. I feel stressed just getting ready to leave the house. Once we are all in the car then I begin to calm down but once we reach our destination anxiety sometimes builds. I think" will I remember everything? will my two year old escape my eyesight?" As mom's I think we think these things in order to prepare us for the day or event ahead of us. These thoughts turn into worry which leads to taking each day blindly rather than by faith.
I hear it allllllll the time from people who have more experience (kind way of saying not in my age group), that I should appreciate them while they're young. I do! I just forget to do so more often than not. I will tell you readers that I am beginning to slow down and experience the joy of little ones. God has been showing me that if I slow down and lean on him for his help then I CAN do all things through Christ. The hard part is during the storm or everyday event to give it to God. I realized that in that moment of stress I have been telling myself" I must lean on myself, I know what to do". This is the root of my stress. I have been doing a few things that have really helped me.

1.) Read a bible verse that you can easily recall later (make it short and sweet)

"Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me." John 14:1 KJV

 

2.) When you start to feel the stress rise up, just BREATHE. This may sound so cliche or mundane but I tell you it has helped me and is helping me. I take deep breathes over and over.

 This came from my awesomely great mother who was consoling me before my root canal this week. She said" Amber I know this is going to sound overrated but just breathe, take real deep breathes and you WILL feel calm." I trusted her on this and WA-LAH, I was calm and got through my shots (worst part of the dentist if you ask me)

Now I will open up and let you know that I have and have had a big issue with "vehnting" I will probably write a seperate post about my feelings and issues with my venting. For now I will just say that with little ones you will DEFINITLY have trying moments. I will tell you readers that venting has not been my best choice to deal with celebrating my little ones. Venting to a fellow mother can at first feel comforting but it soon leads to thoughts that are not of God. The Devil comes in to your thoughts in many ways. This is an area of great opportunity for me. I am continuing to stop myself from venting and begin celebrating. I will do a short list now. Feel free to do the same, even mentally if needed

- I love my Jazmin for her independt mind. This will for sure become of great help to her in her latter years. 

- I love my Jordan. He will not be a widdle baby for long. Soo I cherrish his little squeels and how very much he relies on me. 

So this week I will celebrate each day verbally with another person and/or in prayer things about my little ones.  This is all for now friends, I must get back to my sunny sunday