Easing Household Chores: 8 Strategies for a Better Attitude

February 21, 2025February 20, 2025 RefreshHerLeave a comment

This week I started the Maytag, Messes and Meals series here on my blog. Since then, I’ve been thinking a lot about how I go about my responsibilities and work at having a right heart while doing them. Yes, I must work at that!

To be honest, this week when I attacked our PILE of dirty clothes after being gone for nearly a week, I started to moan inwardly. Then the Spirit of God brought to my mind how thankful I could be that I was now home and able to do laundry. Oh, that changed my attitude!!

There are simple methods we can employ to make all the work we do in the home sweeter and even easier. I’ve tried to be mindful this week about what those strategies are. Here’s my list that is truly helpful to me. I hope it helps you, too!

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Hey, Weary Mom…

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 RefreshHer2 Comments

Adorned Series #13 – You can listen to this post here on Refresh Her podcast.

Hectic school routines, multiple discipline issues, outrages and temper tantrums, messes, stresses, spills and strong wills might describe your mothering yesterday, but I’m here to remind you that there is grace for the task in front of you today, dear mom!

Many women feel so overwhelmed at their task of mothering. I can remember wondering what it would feel like to just hop in the car mid-morning and head to the grocery store. That’s my high energy time! I thought about how fun it would be to be able to just GO! But I was a homeschooling mother, with two girls to train and educate. Our days were full and I usually went to the store at the end of the day when I was weary. However, it was not a sacrifice!

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Motherhood

Managing Motherhood Woes

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 RefreshHerLeave a comment

Getting older has its advantages. One plus is that after having passed through the years of motherhood when my children were little, I can reflect with a little more insight. Sometimes looking at motherhood through the rear view mirror (my mistakes) gives a better perspective. I certainly don’t have all the answers (who does?), but as I reflect on my own mothering years, and watch and listen to young moms, I have a different perspective. When I was experiencing it myself there were days when I felt like I was drowning. Now I stand on the shoreline to throw you young moms a rope of encouragement.

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Motherhood

Every Mother’s Middle Name is Guilt

April 19, 2024April 18, 2024 RefreshHerLeave a comment

Recently I had a friend ask me what I thought about the statement,

“Every mother’s middle name is guilt.”

I considered it for a couple of days – even mentioned it to a couple of women and was interested in their responses. “Oh, boy, isn’t that the truth!” was pretty much what I heard from others.

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Encouragement · Motherhood

The One Tool Every Mother Needs

January 18, 2023January 17, 2023 RefreshHer2 Comments

Hey moms, I know your plate is full, and so is your day. You have so much responsibility on your shoulders and there are days you wonder if you can get it all done. Today’s Refresh Her podcast is meant to encourage you in your role of motherhood. It’s not about doing more, it’s about the one tool that will make what you are doing really matter in your children’s lives. Do you think you know what it is?

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