It's ok Mummy!

Motherhood- It should have come with a label that reads along the lines of "must have abundance of patience, sleepless nights, baby brain, never enough time in the day, extremely judgemental of self".

There are so many days that I feel exhausted from my two little ones, but then I constantly remind myself that these years wont last forever and I'll be wanting these moments back again in the not so distant future.
Through the ups and downs of daily life I forget to appreciate what's often right in front of me. I have so much to be grateful for; a husband, two healthy children, a house, cars that move (they aren't the flashiest, but they go from a to b!). I think as a mum/parent we can sometimes assume that if we don't have the house in order or the latest Martha Stewart interior design we have failed as a mother.

Well, I've come to the realisation that NO that is not the case at all! For instance as much as I love to scroll through pages and pages of Pinterest DIY's, cooking, home interior etc I know in my heart I wont get the time of day to make even 1/4 of the things I've pinned. As much as I'd adore to make that Palette wall sign or cook those Red Velvet cupcakes with cheese cake icing I'm not 'super mum' and I can't do everything at once.

The amount of pressure mother's place upon themselves to show the world they have all their ducks in line and everything in order is unrealistic and quiet frankly tiring. This has been a daily struggle personally for many months of grinding myself down to be this "super mum" figure to family and friends and worrying about what other people think and perceive of me. After having some time to myself and thinking about this it appeared to me that I've become my own worst enemy and was judging myself to harshly.

Now that I have seen the light through this vicious cycle many mothers are dealing with I know that if your kids are happy, loved you ARE "super mum" no matter what the circumstance. Everyday there will be new obstacles and challenges to part take in, but viewing it from a positive perception makes all the difference. Do not let yourself become overwhelmed with trying to take on 50 chores at once or roles of 50 people. A reminder to other mums and myself would be that although we can't do everything we are doing something by loving our kids and being loved in return. That to me is a "super mum" and knowing that everything is and will be OK.

Welcome!

Well, isn't this an exciting occasion, being my very first post! I hope that you enjoy getting to know my family and me as I blog about our daily adventures about learning and growing together as a family. I believe that your family is what helps mold and develop your character as well as the love and guidance of God. I aim to be honest and encourage each one of my readers on a whole new level of what the real meaning of life is. 

I am a born again Christian and have been for the past 15 years. Although I was not raised into a Christian home I plan to guide and teach my children the Christian way of life daily. Through my daily/weekly blogging you will discover that I am a learning parent and I in no way have all the answers, but will gladly share my success stories with you all. 

This blogs sole purpose will be to minister happy, healthy parenting and spiritual growth to those who want to come along for the journey. I hope that you will be able to relate to my posts or even at times give your own advice to others and myself. Over the coming weeks and months I plan to add different elements to this blog so bear with me as I learn more about the intricate dimensions of the blogging world. 

Thank you in advance to the readers who have popped in to have a quick read or stay *Yes that's you, wink, wink*. 

God Bless and I look forward to posting plenty more posts from now on!