When I look back on my early parenting years, I am so thankful for the unscheduled unhurried days! I loved having time to snuggle up with a book and read aloud to my boys or watch how they gravitated to sports and board games with their Dad while I read by myself!
I wanted to share this awesome perspective from my friend, Courtney Critz who is a top leader in my Young Living team but keeps such a great perspective on life, parenting and what matters!
"In case no one’s told you lately, you are no more worthy because your house is clean, or your kids are behaving, or your meals are home cooked, or your spaces are decorated, or you’re ready for the most epic holidays, or you all read together for an hour today. You are no less worthy if nothing happened except everyone ate something, and had some conversations, and stayed in one piece.
It’s also okay to want all of those goal things. You desire them because they are sweet, good things, and it’s OKAY to really want them and to find the space and the energy to create as many beautiful moments as you can, to be active and productive for and with your people. As long as the activities and the goals don’t become more important than the people we’re doing them for. That imbalance comes when the decorating is to prove we have value. Or the cooking is how we show we’re important. Or the cleaning is how we measure up to our impossible standard. Or the business is how we show women are valuable."
Know that whether this is an errand day, a baking day, or a rest day - you are seen and known and loved by the One who made your value a done deal.
I'm going to go do nothing with my guys for awhile!
Happy Saturday!
Throwback picture of Andrew hanging out with his Dad doing nothing in particular!
I wanted to share this awesome perspective from my friend, Courtney Critz who is a top leader in my Young Living team but keeps such a great perspective on life, parenting and what matters!
"In case no one’s told you lately, you are no more worthy because your house is clean, or your kids are behaving, or your meals are home cooked, or your spaces are decorated, or you’re ready for the most epic holidays, or you all read together for an hour today. You are no less worthy if nothing happened except everyone ate something, and had some conversations, and stayed in one piece.
It’s also okay to want all of those goal things. You desire them because they are sweet, good things, and it’s OKAY to really want them and to find the space and the energy to create as many beautiful moments as you can, to be active and productive for and with your people. As long as the activities and the goals don’t become more important than the people we’re doing them for. That imbalance comes when the decorating is to prove we have value. Or the cooking is how we show we’re important. Or the cleaning is how we measure up to our impossible standard. Or the business is how we show women are valuable."
Know that whether this is an errand day, a baking day, or a rest day - you are seen and known and loved by the One who made your value a done deal.
I'm going to go do nothing with my guys for awhile!
Happy Saturday!
Throwback picture of Andrew hanging out with his Dad doing nothing in particular!
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