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Let's be honest, slow living sounds
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good. But we know that motherhood, it's
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unpredictable because the world will
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tell us moms to go faster, to do more,
0:12
sign our kids up for everything. This is
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not Pinterest, okay? This is real life.
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You can be in the middle of a homechool
0:20
lesson or in the middle of a grocery
0:22
store and have to stop and change and
0:24
diaper. Once you begin and you finally
0:27
get the hang of it, it's just going to
0:28
feel like a part of who you are and it's
0:31
going to become easier and easier. I am
0:34
with my kids 247.
0:36
Our support system and our village is
0:39
very much non-existent here. When we
0:42
hear slow down, it almost feels a little
0:45
offensive. And let me just say, you do
0:48
not have to have your kids signed up for
0:50
every extracurricular activity, even if
0:52
you are homeschooling. The thing is that
0:54
slow living is not doing less. It's not
0:57
about having this perfectly set out
1:00
schedule and just ignoring everything
1:02
that you have to do. It is about doing
1:04
what matters most on purpose. In a world
1:08
that is obsessed with more, that is a
1:11
gift to your children. Slow living
1:14
doesn't mean your kids stop being loud.
1:17
It doesn't mean the house stays clean,
1:20
and it doesn't mean that you have more
1:22
time. It just means that you choose
1:25
peace anyway. And today I want to share
1:28
what slow living actually looks like
1:31
with kids and how I practice it in real
1:34
life and simple ways that you can start
1:36
today even if your home feels chaotic.
1:39
Hello and welcome back to my channel. If
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you're new here, my name is Heaven and I
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am a Christian homeschool mom and wife
1:46
who loves simple living, biblical
1:49
homemaking, and creating a peaceful home
1:52
that feels like a resting place. Today
1:54
we are going to be talking about slow
1:56
living with kids because I think
1:59
sometimes we hear the phrase slow living
2:01
and we picture a spotless home, quiet
2:04
music, warm tea, and children gently
2:08
reading books in the corner. But if
2:11
you're a real mom like me, you know that
2:14
it is just not always reality. Slow
2:18
living with kids, it's not about being
2:20
aesthetic. It's about being intentional.
2:23
And it is possible. Even if you are in
2:26
the busy seasons of motherhood, just
2:29
like me, I am with my kids 247.
2:33
We don't have a babysitter. And because
2:35
we homeschool, we don't have the option
2:39
to send our kids out of the home for 8
2:42
hours a day. We don't do overnight
2:45
stays. And we live currently, we are
2:47
living in Florida where we just
2:49
relocated about 4 months ago. So our
2:52
support system in our village is very
2:55
much non-existent here. And back home up
2:58
north where we are from, it was also
2:59
very small. So even if you are feeling
3:03
like you're in the thick of it and even
3:05
if you have your children at home like
3:07
in the house with you majority of the
3:09
time slow living and calm and peace it's
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still very much possible. The thing is
3:15
that slow living is not doing less. It's
3:18
not about having this perfectly set out
3:21
schedule and just ignoring everything
3:23
that you have to do. It is about doing
3:26
what matters most on purpose. is
3:29
choosing a pace that actually matches
3:32
your values and not the world's pressure
3:35
because the world will tell us moms to
3:39
go faster to do more. Sign our kids up
3:43
for everything. And let me just say, you
3:46
do not have to have your kids signed up
3:48
for every extracurricular activity. Even
3:50
if you are homeschooling, the world is
3:52
going to tell us to keep up, to be
3:55
productive, to stay busy. But slow
3:59
living tells us no. It tells us to slow
4:03
down. Slow living says that we are going
4:06
to live in a way that feels peaceful,
4:08
meaningful, and steady. And for me
4:12
personally, slow living means that I am
4:16
not rushing through my days just trying
4:20
to survive until bedtime. It means I'm
4:23
actually present with my family, with my
4:27
children, with my spouse. Even when the
4:29
house is loud and even when the toddler
4:33
is crying, even when the kitchen is a
4:36
mess. Slow living is about a heart
4:40
posture. And one thing that really
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really helps with that is just gratitude
4:45
and contentment. Being very gracious for
4:48
where you are right now and what you
4:50
have in life right now and choosing not
4:53
to miss out on that. Let's talk about
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why slow living can be hard with kids.
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Because let's be honest, slow living
5:02
sounds good, but we know that motherhood
5:05
it's unpredictable because kids will
5:08
spill things. They'll cry, they fight,
5:11
they need snacks every four minutes and
5:15
they interrupt almost every thought that
5:18
you have sometimes. And sometimes it
5:20
feels like the day is just a big
5:23
interruption. like the thing that you
5:25
had planned for that day that you set
5:27
out to do, you can't do it or you're
5:30
being interrupted, you can't get to it.
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And here is the truth. Slow living is
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hardest for moms who carry everything
5:39
mentally because we don't just clean the
5:42
house or do the chores. We also carry
5:46
the schedules. We plan the meals. We
5:50
have to plan out the homeschool
5:53
curriculum for the week. If you are a
5:55
mom to littles, I have a one-year-old.
5:58
She's still in diapers. So, we have to
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worry about the diapers that we're
6:02
changing throughout the day. And of
6:04
course, those are unpredictable. You can
6:05
be in the middle of a homechool lesson
6:07
or in the middle of a grocery store and
6:09
have to stop and change a diaper. We
6:11
have to worry about the cleaning, the
6:13
laundry, the cooking, the doctor
6:16
appointments, the dental appointments. I
6:20
mean, there is just a ton of things. The
6:24
list, like the tangible physical things,
6:26
that list just goes on and on. But then
6:29
we also have to worry about the
6:32
emotional needs. And that's something
6:34
that we just can't turn off, right? When
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we hear slow down, it almost feels a
6:39
little offensive. how how am I supposed
6:42
to do that have all of these things to
6:45
do? But the answer isn't to do nothing.
6:50
The answer is to stop living like
6:53
everything is urgent. Like rushing
6:55
through everything because not
6:57
everything has to be done right now. and
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choosing to live in the moment and to
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savor those moments and to live like
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everything is not meant to be done in
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this current season of life that you're
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in.
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That is when you begin to finally feel
7:18
the effects of slow living.
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And as a Christian mother and homemaker,
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one thing that really really hit home
7:27
for me when pursuing slow living was the
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biblical view of a slow and peaceful
7:36
life. One of my favorite psalms is
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chapter 46:10.
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And many of us know this one. It's be
7:43
still and know that I am God. It's one
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of the ones that we teach our kids early
7:49
on because it's a short scripture. It's
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very easy to remember, but it's also
7:54
very strong and powerful when it lives
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inside of your heart. It's telling you
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to be still, calm down, slow down, and
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know that I am God. Know that everything
8:06
is not on you. That verse is not telling
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us to be still in a quiet room with
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candles or on a sandy beach with the
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waves hitting up against the shore.
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Instead, it's telling us to be still
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even in the chaos, even in motherhood,
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even when you don't have the time, even
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when you're overwhelmed. Because God
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never intended for our homes to feel
8:31
like a battlefield. Instead, he intended
8:35
for our home to feel like a place of
8:38
peace. Nowhere in the Bible does it
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tells us to chase perfection. So, why
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are we chasing perfection? and feel like
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it's actually attainable. Our homes are
8:50
meant to be peaceful. And I truly
8:53
believe that one of the greatest
8:55
spiritual battles for mothers today is
8:57
the battle for our pace. Because when we
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rush, we lose joy. We lose patience. We
9:06
start snapping.
9:08
We miss out on time. We can miss out on
9:11
very small important details in life
9:14
because we're rushing through it. And
9:17
when we rush, we also stop enjoying our
9:20
children. It may even make many families
9:24
or parents not want to have more
9:26
children. And it might also put out the
9:29
idea for those who do not have children
9:32
that having children are it's a burden.
9:35
But slow living is not aesthetic. It's
9:40
I think or I think the siren outside
9:44
stops. There was like a police car. It's
9:48
8:30 in the morning and there are police
9:50
sirens and we recently relocated to the
9:55
tourist area
9:57
near like the Disney parks and
9:58
everything. And I'm sure you guys can
10:00
imagine it's actually not your idea of
10:04
slow living. So there is your reality is
10:08
that it's not always about the
10:11
aesthetics or even where you live. It's
10:13
a heart posture because here in the
10:15
midst of me trying to enjoy my tea and
10:18
record this video, there are sirens and
10:20
things going on. But I really wanted to
10:23
have this window open because I just
10:25
love the fresh air. But yeah, anyh who,
10:29
let's reel it back in before things get
10:31
too out of hand. Since we are right in
10:34
the midst of all my realities, let's
10:36
talk about how I practice slow living
10:38
with my kids. Some practical ways that I
10:41
actually do this. Not perfectly and not
10:44
every day, but enough to change the
10:47
atmosphere of our home and enough for my
10:49
family to actually feel it. So, one way
10:52
is I build our days around rhythms, not
10:56
strict schedules. And if you've been
10:57
here for a while on this channel, then
10:59
you know I am huge on this. I am not
11:02
your schedule girl. I just it's never
11:05
worked out for me. But what does work
11:08
out for me are gentle rhythms,
11:12
not strict schedules. Because rhythms
11:14
are flexible. And instead of saying at
11:18
7:00 a.m. we do breakfast, at 8:00 a.m.
11:20
we do school. At 9:00 a.m. I'm going to
11:22
clean, I think more like morning rhythm,
11:26
midday rhythm, afternoon rhythm, evening
11:29
rhythm. the things that I know like
11:31
typically in the morning, midday,
11:34
evening or night that I would like for
11:36
us to be doing. And this is because kids
11:41
are unpredictable,
11:43
especially like toddlers or babies. And
11:46
when you build your life around rhythm,
11:49
you don't feel like you're constantly
11:51
felling. Instead, you feel like you are
11:53
actually flowing, like I've got this.
11:56
And for so long, people push down our
11:59
throats that children thrive on
12:01
schedules. But what I've learned is that
12:03
it's not that they thrive on um
12:05
schedules. Children strive on structure,
12:09
not schedule. And those are two
12:12
different thing. You can have a very
12:15
strict schedule that requires your
12:18
children to be doing a thousand
12:20
different things each day, but you have
12:22
it scheduled out to where they're doing
12:25
a bunch of different things. And every
12:28
single day can look different, but you
12:30
can still have it on a very strict
12:31
schedule. And that's the difference
12:34
between a schedule and actual structure.
12:38
What children actually thrive on is
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having a
12:43
structure, something that they know
12:45
they're going to be doing, that they
12:46
know it's coming up, and their body can
12:49
really get comfortable in that without
12:52
feeling like it's constantly going from
12:55
one thing to the next. So hopefully that
12:58
makes a little bit sense and it kind of
13:00
is one of the reasons why I steered away
13:03
from strict schedules when I became a
13:06
mom. Maybe before motherhood, sure. But
13:09
the idea of having a strict schedule in
13:11
motherhood doesn't leave a lot of space
13:13
in your day for God to guide your steps
13:17
and for God to do with your life what he
13:20
wants to do because you've already
13:22
planned out your entire day all on your
13:24
own. So routines are flexible. So with
13:28
all of that in mind, with that mindset
13:31
and knowing what I know now, I stopped
13:34
trying to rush my kids. And this is hard
13:37
because moms are always trying to move
13:40
the day along. But I have learned
13:44
something and that is that most of the
13:46
stress in motherhood comes from trying
13:49
to hurry our children and they are not
13:52
designed to hurry. Kids were designed to
13:56
explore, to move slowly, to notice
14:00
things, to learn things naturally, to
14:04
repeat things, to play, to be creative
14:08
and wild. And when I rush my kids
14:11
constantly,
14:13
I notice that I become more impatient.
14:18
And I also become more agitated. Things
14:21
start to affect me more. Even like a
14:25
dirty playground affects me more when
14:27
I'm always on edge. I want everything to
14:30
be perfect. everything to be perfectly
14:32
spotless and clean to where sometimes I
14:34
won't even take my kids to the
14:36
neighborhood playground because I fear
14:38
that it's too germy or it's too dirty.
14:40
And so now I try to practice leaving
14:45
margin getting off of my high horse and
14:49
kind of just embracing the things around
14:52
me. I also try to be a lot more flexible
14:56
with my time. So if we have to go
14:58
somewhere, I know that I need to start
14:59
earlier. If we're doing homeschool, I
15:02
try not to scram it into like a
15:03
stressful time slot because rushing kids
15:07
will create chaos. If it's just not
15:09
fitting in that time slot, if it's just
15:11
not working, I simply let it go. We read
15:14
a book, we go outside, and that's
15:17
normally way just way more beneficial
15:20
and a better learning environment for
15:22
natural exploration. Anyway,
15:25
um, another thing that I do is let some
15:27
things stay messy. And this one is where
15:29
slow living gets real because slow
15:32
living doesn't mean that you do not
15:34
clean. It just means that you stop
15:36
acting like mess is an emergency.
15:39
Some seasons of motherhood are just
15:42
messier. And instead of constantly
15:43
cleaning my home the entire day, I try
15:46
to just focus on resetting the main
15:48
areas, keeping things functional and
15:51
tidy, doing only one deep cleaning task
15:53
at a time. or I try to do just once per
15:57
week I hit areas that I miss and then
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once per month I hit more areas that I
16:03
missed, you know, but I don't really
16:06
really just try to perfect it. I move on
16:09
if I don't have the time because my
16:11
children are not going to remember if
16:12
the floor was spotless. They're going to
16:14
be okay, but they will remember if I was
16:18
calm. So, I just try to keep my home as
16:22
clutter-free as possible so that even if
16:25
there's a couple of toys on the floor,
16:27
it's not going to take up the entire
16:29
space because they don't have that many
16:31
toys and access to begin with. And
16:34
having less toys, I've learned that our
16:37
kids actually play better and more. I
16:39
don't know if this is the thing for most
16:40
kids. Actually, studies show that that
16:43
is the case for majority of kids, but
16:45
personally I've learned that this is
16:47
definitely true for my own. I actually
16:50
have a video that I did talking about
16:53
how I ditched majority of my children's
16:56
toys and what the outcome of that was,
16:58
the benefit of that. So, I'm going to
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link it in case you guys are interested.
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Um, it's a really cool video and I
17:06
definitely encourage all moms to give it
17:09
a try. Another thing that I started
17:10
doing is choosing our home life over
17:14
constant outings because I used to think
17:15
that I needed to always do something to
17:17
make life meaningful. But slow living
17:21
taught me that you don't have to leave
17:24
the house to have a beautiful day
17:26
because a beautiful day can look like
17:28
baking muffins, folding laundry
17:31
together, reading books on the couch,
17:35
and letting the kids play outside.
17:37
They're going to find something to do.
17:40
Trust me. Um, it could look like simple
17:43
lunches and homemade tea or coffee, soft
17:46
music, opening up the window, a peaceful
17:50
evening routine. A slow life is often a
17:56
quiet life, meaning that you don't
17:58
necessarily engage in everything that is
18:01
going on and everything that's happening
18:04
outside of your home. We often say no to
18:06
a lot of different outings if it doesn't
18:09
serve our current season. But now I want
18:11
to give you some practical habits that
18:13
you can start today. So first is to
18:17
start your morning slower. Even if your
18:19
kids wake up early, instead of grabbing
18:22
your phone immediately, try this. Make
18:25
your coffee or tea, um, a cup of water
18:28
with the hydration packet, open up your
18:31
Bible, sit down for 5 minutes, just
18:35
breathe, just pray, and even if your
18:39
toddler is climbing on you, give them a
18:42
big hug, and pray right alongside with
18:45
them. It sets the tone because when you
18:48
start your day rushed, you will spend
18:51
the rest of the day trying to catch up.
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And I'm gonna say that again.
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When you start your day rushed, you are
19:01
going to spend the rest of your day
19:03
trying to catch up. I want you to think
19:06
of that. The next time you start your
19:08
day rushed, I want you to tell me if
19:12
that was your realization or if it's
19:14
been before. Comment down below and let
19:16
me know. Try to light a candle, open the
19:18
blinds, the windows. This sounds so
19:20
simple, but it does change the
19:22
atmosphere of your home instantly. And
19:24
when the homes feel cozy, bright, fresh,
19:27
breezy, everybody is going to feel it
19:30
and everyone's mood is going to shift.
19:32
It's like telling your brain, we are
19:35
safe here. And it's also very
19:38
intentional. It's a very easy way to
19:41
live intentionally. Another habit that
19:44
you can start today is playing soft
19:46
background music. Soft music changes the
19:49
pace of the home. And I noticed that my
19:52
kids even play differently when we have
19:54
like soft music playing in the
19:55
background. We love the good and the
19:57
beautiful homeschool curriculum. But in
20:00
that curriculum, inside of their
20:02
homeschool app, you can also access some
20:04
of their songs, but they also have many
20:06
of them on YouTube. I highly recommend
20:09
them. It has some songs that children
20:12
typically like like Twinkle, Twinkle,
20:14
Little Star or Mary had a little lamb.
20:17
Even Christian songs like Jesus loves
20:20
me. But they are beautifully
20:23
orchestrated with like piano playing in
20:26
the background and simple chords, things
20:29
like that where it just sounds much more
20:32
calm, peaceful, and not super, you know,
20:37
overwhelming. And my daughter likes it.
20:40
My daughter likes Disney songs like
20:42
Moana and Frozen songs, but she also
20:47
likes old school music that my husband
20:50
listens to, jazz music and those slow
20:54
classical
20:55
children songs from The Good and the
20:57
Beautiful. So try maybe that. Um, let
21:01
that play in the background while you
21:03
cook and your children play. Another
21:05
habit that you can try today is to
21:07
simplify your meals. Slow living moms do
21:10
not cook complicated meals every day.
21:13
They repeat meals and keep it simple.
21:16
This is not Pinterest, okay? This is
21:19
real life. And we're not trying to put
21:21
out something aesthetic like it's not a
21:24
business. It's a home. When you're
21:26
making these beautiful meals and taking
21:28
pictures and uploading them to
21:29
Pinterest, normally those people have a
21:30
blog and a job. But in the home, you're
21:34
just living life. So, keep it simple.
21:37
Stop overthinking dinner because you
21:39
cannot have a slow life if you're
21:41
stressed out about fancy meals every
21:43
day. Some of my favorite slow meals are
21:46
on a busy day, a crock-ot meal, just
21:49
throwing chicken and vegetables with
21:50
some chicken broth into the crock pot.
21:53
Sometimes it's breast, sometime it's
21:55
wings, sometime it's fat. Sometimes it's
21:57
sweet potatoes, sometimes it's red
21:59
potatoes, yellow potatoes. Sometimes
22:01
it's simple sandwiches. Sometimes we
22:04
have just yogurt and fruit for breakfast
22:07
or bananas and muffins. Sometimes we
22:09
have homemade bread with eggs. Sometimes
22:11
it's a one pan meal when everything goes
22:14
on one pan and I put it in the oven. The
22:17
thing is that simple food creates a
22:19
simple day. I do not have a huge like
22:24
diverse meal plan. My meal plan pretty
22:27
much contains the same 10 meals one
22:30
rotation throughout the entire month.
22:32
Another habit is to protect your evening
22:34
routine. The evening is when your home
22:36
either winds down or spirals into chaos.
22:40
And it's your choice. So slow living
22:43
with kids in the evening can look like
22:46
dimming your lights earlier.
22:49
um limiting like chaotic over
22:50
stimulation like limiting screen time in
22:53
the evening particularly. We're not a
22:55
screen-free family, but it can be
22:57
beneficial to limit it in the evening,
23:00
cleaning up the main areas. Nice bubble
23:03
bath with like lavender essential oil.
23:06
Um everyone in their pajamas, reading
23:08
books together, praying together, and
23:11
not because you're strict. We've had
23:13
people visit our home and say that
23:14
they're not coming again because we are
23:16
so strict.
23:18
But I feel like we're too lenient. So
23:21
that's weird. But it's not that we're
23:24
strict. It's just that our children feel
23:26
safe when our day has a gentle and soft
23:30
and safe ending. You guys, seriously, we
23:33
had family over our home for about five
23:36
nights and she brought her son and she
23:39
went and told the family she's never
23:41
coming back. She said, "We're too
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strict." It was the evening routine when
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we would get back from the Disney parks.
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Soon as we walked through the door, we
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put our children inside of the showers,
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got them clean for dinner and
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everything. And we pretty much turned
23:55
off the screen time. And she preferred
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that her son would watch television.
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That's how he went to sleep. But my
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one-year-old and six-year-old, we turn
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screens off for, you know, sleep time.
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So maybe that sounds strict,
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but I encourage an evening routine that
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eliminates over stimulation. It's it's
24:18
if you are pursuing slow living. Now I
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want to talk about um some things that I
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stopped doing that completely
24:27
changed my motherhood as it pertains to
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slow living. First thing is that I
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stopped comparing my life to other moms.
24:35
Comparison makes you feel behind. And
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when you feel behind, you're going to
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rush to try and keep up with everyone
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else. But slow living teaches you to be
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grateful for your pace, your home, your
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children, your season, and that is
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enough. And this is something that I
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also talked about when I did a video on
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15 things that I stopped doing as a
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Christian mom and homemaker. I'm going
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to link it for you guys. I talk a lot
24:58
about comparison and more things that I
25:00
also stopped doing and that could
25:02
pertain to slow living as well. Another
25:04
thing I stopped doing is treating
25:05
everything like it needed to happen
25:07
today because not everything needs to be
25:10
done right now. I also stopped
25:13
overbooking our family. I used to do
25:15
this a lot because I felt like it made
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me a better friend or family member if I
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made it to everything. But depending on
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how much family you have and how many
25:24
friends you have, you can easily
25:26
overbook your family to overstimulation.
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One of the fastest ways to destroy peace
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is to say yes to too much. I had to
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learn that it's okay to say no because
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for so long I didn't know that it was
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okay. This is something that we have to
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teach our children and slow living
25:45
families say no more often. We protect
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our home. We protect our rest. We
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protect our children. We protect our
25:55
time together. And it's not mean. It's
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not selfish. It's not lazy. That is
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wisdom and intentionality. Now, if
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you're listening to this and you're
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thinking, "Okay, heaven, but my life is
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chaos."
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Here's what I want you to try. I call it
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the slow living reset.
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When your home feels loud and
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overstimulating,
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just do these three things. Number one
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is stop and breathe.
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Number two is clean just one small area.
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And number three is put your phone down
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and reenter the moment. Truly
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reenter the moment.
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Sometimes peace doesn't come from
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changing the entire day or your entire
26:49
life. It comes from changing your spirit
26:53
and it comes from changing your heart
26:55
and your temperament because when you
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are calm, your kids are going to calm
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down too. Even your spouse is going to
27:03
pick up on that. So those are the three
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things that I want you to try and I want
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you to try it as often as you need to.
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Slow living with kids is not about
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controlling your children. It's about
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leading the atmosphere of your home and
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creating a place where your kids feel
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safe and where you feel like you can
27:25
breathe again. It's choosing less
27:28
clutter, less rushing, less pressure,
27:33
less noise, less screen time, less
27:37
comparison, and replacing that with more
27:41
presence, prayer, simplicity, gratitude,
27:46
warmth, intentionality,
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and joy. So law of living is a lifestyle
27:53
of peace and it's not a trend. It's
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truly
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a lifestyle. Meaning that once you begin
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and you finally get the hang of it, it's
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just going to feel like a part of who
28:06
you are and it's going to become easier
28:09
and easier. It's worth it to chase it
28:12
initially, to chase slow living. And if
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you have to look at it as a trend
28:17
because you like to hop on new trends, I
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want you to look at it that way because
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once you feel the benefits of it, then
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um you're probably you're probably going
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to stick with it. By the way, if you are
28:29
enjoying this video and you want help
28:32
creating a peaceful home step by step, I
28:36
want you to make sure that you join my
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newsletter down below because I have a
28:40
free resource for you. It's my 30day to
28:44
a peaceful home and heart guide that is
28:47
simple, realistic, and it is designed
28:49
for busy moms and homemakers who want to
28:53
slow down in life, who want to live a
28:55
more slow, intentional life, clear away
28:58
the clutter, and feel calm again. So,
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I'm going to leave the link down below
29:02
in the description box, as well as a
29:06
link to the playlist where I actually go
29:09
along doing this with you guys. the full
29:12
30 days week by week doing these things
29:15
with you all if you would like some
29:17
company in this journey and if you are
29:21
still here with me I want you to comment
29:23
down below slow home so that I can know
29:27
that you're here with me and you are
29:29
choosing peace in this season. One of
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the most beautiful things about slow
29:36
living is what it does for your kids.
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Because kids thrive in a peaceful home.
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They thrive when they're not constantly
29:44
overstimulated. They thrive when they're
29:47
allowed to play freely. They thrive when
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the home feels safe. And slow living
29:53
teaches children patience, creativity,
29:57
gratitude, emotional regulation, and
30:01
contentment. And in a world that is
30:04
obsessed with more, that is a gift to
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your children. So, here is what slow
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living actually looks like in real life.
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Cuz we talked about what it's not in the
30:16
beginning of this video. So, let's end
30:18
it out talking about what it actually
30:21
looks like in real life. Let me paint
30:23
the picture. Slow living might look
30:25
like. Toys on the floor, but laughter in
30:28
the air. Dishes in the sink, but a warm
30:32
dinner together. Messy hair, but happy
30:35
kids. A home that's imperfect, but full
30:39
of peace. Slow living is not a spotless
30:42
home. Slow living is a home that is
30:45
filled with love and comfort. So, I want
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to encourage you today. You don't have
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to keep up with the world. You do not
30:53
have to do it all. You don't have to
30:55
prove yourself. Your job is not to
30:57
impress people. Your job is to love your
31:00
family well. And you can do that at a
31:03
slower pace, even in the chaos, even in
31:07
the mess, even in the noise. Because
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peace is not the absence of noise. Peace
31:13
is the presence of God. So if this video
31:17
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31:27
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31:29
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31:32
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31:35
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31:37
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31:40
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31:42
ready for a fresh start, comment down
31:45
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31:48
more intentionally this year, thank you
31:52
so much for watching this video. I hope
31:54
that it found you well and I'm wishing
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you the best week. I will see you guys
31:59
in the next one. Happy homemaking.