As moms we give our children permission to do certain things. I believe this concept transfers over to ourselves. Where do we get permission? I give you permission for the following things (some of these things you wouldn't dream of doing them- but now you can!):
*To be a mom. I didn't say "supermom"- a mom- nothing else, nothing more.
*To take a nap. 
*To leave the dishes in the sink.
*To not make your bed.
*To give your kids a break from making their bed.
*To have a pajama day.
*To go the library and look for books that you want to read.
*To have coffee with a friend.
*To have breakfast for dinner.
*To have dessert first.
*To not finish all the homework.
*To do your devotions in the car.
*To let your kids fix dinner and make a mess!
*To hug and kiss your kids.
*To sleep in.
*To take a long bath.
*To break your self-inflicted rules.
You may be saying to yourself- this will create chaos in my life! That's ok every once in awhile! I find that I've placed these unrealistic expectations on myself to do A,B,and C in a given week. Then sometimes I find that I'm so worried about A,B, and C that I forget how to give love and attention to my family and I come down really hard on myself. Actually when you don't have such unrealistic, unmovable, unloving expectations on yourself- you get more done - because the pressure is off.
Now go- take a nap!!
Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don't become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You'll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you. Romans 12;1-3 (The Message)
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