For Mother's Day, I'd like to humbly offer my favorite mom things, things I couldn't live without as a mom. Every mom needs these:
- Mr. Clean's Magic Erasers for wiping fingerprints, stains, and stickiness off the wall
- The super-size box of goldfish for meals and anything in between
- A "Babywise" structured day: for planning, for good sleepers, and for sanity!
- The "Jesus Storybook Bible" for family devotionals, a Bible where every Bible story looks forward or back to Jesus
- "Treasuring God in Our Traditions" by Noel Piper for ideas about incorporating the gospel in the daily life of a family
- A great babysitter!! (aka Faith, Sherrie, or Marylyn)
- When they were babies, I couldn't live without a sling, a pacifier, a swaddling blanket, and gas drops!
- Hide 'Em In Your Heart songs by Steve Green
- A DVR to record Curious George, Martha Speaks and other PBS shows for watching while I'm cooking dinner
- A good washing machine (not to mention sheets and a comforter that are easily washable) and stain getter outer
- Good mommy friends
- ChikFila
- Plastic bags for holding snacks, puzzles, toys, picnic lunches, medicine, and just about anything else
- Time away to do something that is life-giving at least once a week, even for an hour or so
- Date nights with the hubby
- Resolve carpet cleaner
- No aversions to human bodily fluids (and solids)
- Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches
- The mindset that children are blessings, not burdens
- And, last but not least, a WONDERFUL husband and father for the kids
What are your "can't live withouts"?
