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I woke up at 2:30 a.m. — partly from jet lag and partly because my heart was really burdened for a friend of mine. She had texted me before I went to bed and was really, really struggling. She’s going through a devastating life situation right now and my heart is pretty much just broken in two for her. So I woke up with her heavy on my heart and spent some time praying for her and trying to go back to sleep.
I had gone to bed before 7:30 p.m. the night before, so I went ahead and got up at 3:30 a.m.since it was clear I wasn’t going to be falling back to sleep. And I’m grateful I got up that early because of some of the unexpected things that happened later on in the day.
The next few hours were spent catching up on emails, comments/social media, scheduling out some posts, going through possible deals to post today, and writing blog posts.
I then exercised and had planned to read my Bible and shower, but the kids were now up and Jesse had arrived home from the gym and the grocery store, so I went down to the kitchen to make breakfast, go over our plans for the day with Jesse, and hang out with everyone.
We had Trim Healthy Mama Pancakes — and we rolled them like crepes. I love this recipe and so does everyone in our family, including Jesse.
After breakfast, the kids did their morning chores and Jesse put dinner in the crock pot (yes, he’s amazing like that!), while I cleaned up the kitchen and started in on getting caught back up on laundry. I also worked on getting some house projects done that I had shelved for the past few days since I was trying to get over jet lag.
Kaitlynn and I stayed home and she worked on some projects and reading. I helped her and worked on laundry and finishing up my home projects/cleaning for the day. I then sat down to spend some time reading my Bible (I’m finishing up the She Reads Truth John Study) and write in my Blessings Journal.
Kathrynne had been really nervous about going to the dentist and she ended up really having a hard there. So she was pretty exhausted/anxious/in pain when she arrived home. I went ahead and changed my plans for the rest of the day (I had planned to work on book edits for a few hours and do some writing) and spent the afternoon keeping her comfortable, making slushies, and reading aloud to the kids.
We read extra from our Morning Time Basket reads and finished up our current read-aloud book. It was such a relaxing afternoon and we had so much fun reading together and just hanging out!
Jesse took Kaitlynn and Silas to our Meaty Monday group and I stayed home with Kathrynne since she just didn’t feel up to going. I finally got to tackle the refrigerator.
I told you it needed some TLC. And I wasn’t joking!
How was your day yesterday? Did you get any cleaning/household projects done?
Well, not yesterday. But I did this morning. Woke up at 2:30 AM (pregnancy insomnia bites!) and couldn’t go back to sleep so I cleaned up the living room, the play room, and the kitchen.
We’re having revival services at church this week, and let me tell you, all that preparing paid off because revival has come! God has blessed us so richly these last few days with joy and mercy. I’ve spent the past few days in prayer for the revival services, and listening to the messages and a ton of worship music, pouring my heart out to God and crying.
I found out my new insurance will cover more than half of my midwife’s fees, which was something we desperately needed. I got a promotion and a raise (not a huge one, but it will definitely make a dent in our medical debt) just in time to help with my maternity leave.
God is good. All the time. And tell your friend, I’m praying for her.
Thank you SO, SO much for this upbeat and encouraging comment. I’m THRILLED for you and your friends… and excited for how God is encouraging your heart.
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I love your blog and all the great tips and advice you give. For some reason, this post didn’t sit well with me. It seems like all the focus on each day is what gets DONE and all the projects completed. I know you said you adjusted your schedule to meet the needs of your daughter but shouldn’t that be the focus all along? I’m in no way criticizing your choices but would like other people to know that it’s Ok not to be so task oriented and just being there for your kids is enough.
Being there and meeting the needs of our kids is SO important — I definitely agree with you. That’s one of the big reasons that we moved to TN in the first place — so that we could restructure our lives, live a slower pace, and spend much more time as a family. That’s also one of the reasons we’ve chosen to homeschool — so that we have plenty of time to just be with our kids.
That said, because I have a business and deadlines for certain things (like my book edits right now), I do have to be somewhat task-oriented or I would be running a charity not a business. 🙂 I also think it’s important to teach and model a strong work ethic for our children — that’s one great gift my parents gave me and I’m so grateful for it.
What’s different in our home than in many homes is that my husband and I both shoulder the home/work/homeschooling load. So he typically works in the mornings while I’m homeschooling/spending time with the kids and then I work in the afternoons while he homeschools/takes the kids to extracurricular activities/spends time with them.
So typically, I would be working in the afternoons. Yesterday afternoon, I’d planned to go and write/work on book edits for 4-5 hours in the afternoon since I have a hard deadline coming up. However, it was more important for me to scrap that in order to be with my daughter. I’m so grateful for the flexibility we now have in our lives — that we didn’t used to have — where we are able to spend much more time together as a family and just being there for our kids/just being together as a couple. I’m so very grateful and don’t ever want to take it for granted.
You make such a great point about the help from your husband. Thank you for your comments.
Info only. At least not for my IPhone. Love the post.
Is it fixed now. I re-uploaded them… hopefully so?
I love this post. I find the part about how you put other things/projects aside, in order to see to to the needs of your children particulary heartwarming and encouraging.
 It’s something Type A me is constantly having to remind myself of, too!
Crystal, I am considering starting THM. Do the pancakes taste ok without butter? I think I can get used to S meals since I eat mostly that way already but the E meals will be hard for me!
Yes. You’d want to put something on them — like a little coconut oil, or homemade stevia syrup, or greek yogurt with a little stevia, or all-fruit preserves. 
I started THM at the beginning of January and LOVE it! I haven’t made the pancakes yet, may try those in the morning!
I hope your child gets to feeling better soon and that you are able to enjoy a quiet day, even though it’s not your first choice.
Oh man, my youngest two kids are very prone to cavities as well. It breaks my heart when they have to go in but they always handle it much better than I do. I will have to do some research on that diet you mention. I’d be lying if I said my children’s defiant behavior around tooth brushing time didn’t have anything to do with it!
Strange question but what make is your griddle? I use to have a Cuisanart one that had a grill pan on the flip side. We loved it but we kept having trouble with the plug. My husband would love it if I could find another one like it.
Umm.. no cleaning. the complete opposite. My toddlers have been into everything! lol. well, cleaning. lots of cleaning but nothing is clean. make sense?
I love the fact that you let him take the pictures!  Please tell