We are back!

I am back...I am going to try this blogging thing again. I really want to have this be part of my nightly ritual so that I can capture our daily life. The boys are keeping me busy so I am not going to promise a post every day.

The last time I posted was a year ago when I announced we were having number 4. Seems like longer than a year ago that I was pregnant but then again the year has flown by. Hunter George was born in the Spring arriving ten weeks early. After a month on bed rest in the hospital, he decided it was time to come into the world and free mommy from her prison sentence...actually it was more like my body decided it was done carrying Hunter. Thankfully, both Hunter and mommy were ok.

I feel like I am finally getting into the groove of having four boys. Now don't get me wrong, most days I am running around like a crazy woman, but I think we are falling into a routine. I actually finally started a new daily routine last week. You are probably wondering what I mean by this. About a year ago, I read a book for homeschooling families on how to manage your home...how to use your day effectively and efficiently. The Lord has blessed us with so much time in a day and we are supposed to be good stewards of this time. Also, kids thrive on structure and routine. I have always had my children on feeding and napping schedules, but what came in between those times has always been up in the air. Well not anymore! We are scheduled for our whole day. The boys have room time, free time, quiet time, chore time...they help me prep for dinner, we have devotion time. Some may think this is too restricting, but actually it is the opposite. I have felt so free and liberated since we started. It is really freeing knowing what I am doing and what the kids are doing at any time of the day. It eliminates the boys meandering around wondering what to do, which eventually leads to arguing and discipline issues. Plus I don't find myself looking at my house thinking I need to work on it all day because now I have an allotted time where I do chores. This has freed me up to do more with the boys. After Hunter came home, I felt like all I was doing was cleaning up after the boys rather than enjoying their younger years. Now, I still have days like this but I am excited that this is going to give me more time to spend with them and still feel like I am keeping up with the house. More importantly it is teaching the boys how to manage their time and be diligent people....and good stewards of their time.

Well, with that, I need to go see what they are up to because their video time is over....

Have a blessed day!