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Essential Tips for Stay at Home Moms: A Guide to Balance & Joy
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Jun 4, 2025
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if you're a stay-at-home mom you know
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the incredible joy the profound
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blessings and the unique challenges that
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come with this beautiful beautiful
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calling i am the mother of a 10-month
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old baby girl and an amazing
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six-year-old boy it's a privilege to be
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fully present in the home with them
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nurturing my family and creating a safe
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space for them but let's be honest
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sometimes it can also feel overwhelming
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tiring relentless days can sometimes
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blend into just a blur of countless
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demands taking care of the home taking
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care of the family a neverending to-do
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list overpiling loads of laundry the
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sink piling up with dishes sometimes it
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can definitely leave us feeling depleted
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overwhelmed and sometimes a little bit
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lost the pursuit of balance often feels
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unattainable and sometimes joy can seem
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conditional based on what the day is but
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today I want to share some essential
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tips and insights that I've gathered on
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my own journey as a homemaker and mom
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hoping that it can help you to find more
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balance and cultivate genuine joy in
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your everyday life too it's not about
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perfection but about intention grace and
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thriving in the current season that you
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are
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in before we dive into the practical
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tips I want to start with the foundation
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which is our mindset for me as a
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biblical homemaker this means rooting
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myself in faith and embracing God's
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grace so often we carry the weight of
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impossible expectations believing that
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we have to be perfect wives perfect moms
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and perfect homemakers but in 2
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Corinthians 12:9 God reminds us that his
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grace is sufficient for us we are not
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called to perfection but we are called
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to faithfulness so let go of the need to
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be everything to everyone all the time
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and most importantly release that
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comparison trap those perfect social
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media feeds rarely tell the fool's story
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instead let's just dwell in God's grace
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your worth is not tied to how spotless
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your home is instead it is rooted in
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Christ so start your day with a heart of
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prayer and gratitude reminding yourself
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of God's unfailing love and that he
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equips you for this calling this
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foundational mindset shift will
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definitely release so much pressure now
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let's talk about cultivating a flexible
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daily rhythm not a rigid schedule just
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recently I shared what my peaceful
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morning routine looks like i often tell
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you guys how I've never been a huge fan
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of schedules tight schedules but instead
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I opt in for flexible daily rhythms or
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routines a lot of moms fear the word
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routine because they think it's just
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this impossible rigid schedule but what
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I advocate for is a flexible daily
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rhythm which is especially important for
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slow living that's about intentionally
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flowing through your day and not rushing
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through the tasks missing all of those
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small important beautiful moments and
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all of God's blessings so I encourage
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you to start your morning with a morning
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routine because those precious quiet
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moments can definitely set the tone for
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your day if you want a glimpse into what
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my peaceful morning routine looks like I
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will link it up top for you guys and
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down below but beyond that think about
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those anchors for your day like what are
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your
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non-negotiables is it family meal time
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is it outdoor play for fresh air a
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dedicated homechool block quiet time for
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everybody whatever that
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is use those to guide you a gentle guide
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not a strict timetable in creating your
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daily rhythm because with children life
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is inherently unpredictable so
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flexibility is going to be key when you
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have a framework you can adapt without
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feeling completely derailed my next tip
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is about prioritizing intentional
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self-care beyond the bubble bath
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self-care often gets either pushed to
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the bottom of the list or reduced to the
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occasional bubble bath or pamper day
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while that's all lovely and I love a
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good pamper day I believe that true
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self-care especially for stay-at-home
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moms is much more deeper and I believe
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that it's about consistently filling
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your cup both physically mentally
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emotionally and most important
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spiritually so that you can then pour
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into your family for me self-care is
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deeply rooted in daily prayer
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devotionals scripture reading and
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spending time with the Lord physical
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care is also included in that where I
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believe it's truly important to nourish
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our bodies with healthy meals not those
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meals that's going to make us feel awful
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but just a healthy sustainable basic and
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simple meal and maximizing that sleep
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that we get i know that if we have
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little ones which I do have a
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10-month-old and we nurse throughout the
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night it can be difficult to get a full
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eight hours of sleep but the sleep that
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I do get I try to maximize by making
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sure that before I go to sleep I
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minimize screen time i put away my
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smartphone i dim the lights i make sure
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that I'm staying hydrated because again
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we are nursing and this is just a part
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of physical self-care so drinking my
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water my liquid IV these are the things
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that I'm speaking of when I say physical
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care hydration nourishing food and
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adequate sleep or maximizing the sleep
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that you do get by limiting distractions
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i also like a short walk outside for
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fresh air it's not a full-blown workout
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routine which I am trying to get back
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into but even a short walk outside I
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encourage you to do for the fresh air
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mental self-care is like reading a book
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or listening to an uplifting podcast a
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few minutes of quiet time a few minutes
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of writing in your journal for self-care
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and emotional self-care could just
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simply be connecting with your spouse or
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friend and acknowledging your feelings
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and most importantly setting your
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boundaries because I think that's
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something that we often forget as
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stay-at-home moms we might often want to
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please everyone but the only person that
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we need to focus on pleasing is the Lord
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and he will plan out the rest of our
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steps honestly self-care does not have
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to be grand 5 minutes of quiet a single
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cup of tea or coffee a rock around the
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yard a walk to the park a meaningful
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phone call these small consistent acts
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can be essential for preventing burnout
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cabin fever and fostering joy because
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remember you cannot pour from an empty
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cup while it is something beautiful in
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being completely selfless I also think
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that it definitely sets itself up for
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success to spend a little bit of time
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pouring into our cup as well next I want
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to talk about connection with our spouse
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our children our community and God one
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of the hidden challenges of being a
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stay-at-home mom can be isolation so to
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combat this and cultivate joy
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intentional connection is
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vital with your spouse and your children
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but also with your community and most
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importantly with God with your spouse
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try to make time for uninterrupted
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conversation or maybe even a couple's or
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marriage Bible study even if it's just
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15 minutes you can try this after the
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kids are asleep or while they are
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quietly playing just try to prioritize
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your marriage it's the foundation of
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your family date nights even if done at
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home are so important with your children
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try to go beyond just managing tasks get
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down on their level engage in their play
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listen deeply to their stories these
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moments of connection build strong bonds
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and bring immense joy our slow living
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approach here in our household allows us
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to be present and savor every single
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moment with our little ones because we
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all know that they are not small for a
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very long time so try to cherish every
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moment when it comes to community and
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friends I encourage you to seek out
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other likeminded moms and friends join a
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Bible study or a like a local play group
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or just set up a regular coffee date
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with a friend try to aim for kindred
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spirits who understand your journey and
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do not be afraid to reach out and again
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with God this is the ultimate connection
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that fuels all others regularly pouring
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into your relationship with him will
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sustain you throughout every season next
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I want to talk a bit more about
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embracing slow living and letting go of
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comparison my passion for slow living is
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deeply intertwined with finding balance
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and joy as a stay-at-home mom because in
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our fast-paced world there is constant
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pressure to do more to have more to be
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more and slow living is about
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intentionally stepping back simplifying
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and savoring the present moment it's
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about saying no to
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overcheduling overpleasing and
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prioritizing present over productivity
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it means finding beauty in the ordinary
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the warmth of a homemade meal the sound
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of children playing and the quiet
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satisfaction of a tidy minimal space it
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allows us to truly appreciate the unique
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gifts every season has to offer this
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also means letting go of the constant
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comparison because your journey is
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uniquely yours not anyone else's your
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home does not need to look like a
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magazine spread it doesn't have to be
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Pinterestw worthy your children don't
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need to be in every activity and your
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days do not need to be packed with
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achievements joy is found in contentment
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in embracing what you have and in
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cherishing the simple blessings of your
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home and your family and finally let's
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bring it back to practical homemaking a
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well-managed home contributes
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significantly to your peace and joy it's
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not about being a slave to your house
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but being a good steward of the
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blessings that God is giving you this is
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where our discussions on decluttering
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and gentle cleaning routines come in
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less stuff equals less to clean and
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manage simple consistent daily and
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weekly cleaning rhythms prevent
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overwhelm and help your home feel
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inviting without the constant effort so
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I encourage you to check out some of my
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gentle cleaning and decluttering videos
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recently I did a 30-day so peaceful home
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and heart challenge that I think would
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be beneficial if you need a little bit
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of encouragement motivation and
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inspiration in decluttering i think of
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it as creating systems that serve you
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rather than serving your home it has
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definitely been a gamecher meal planning
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simple meal prep having designated spots
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for items a quick daily evening reset
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these aren't just chores they are acts
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of love and intentionality that create
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space for connection and joy and sets
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you up for the following day they free
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up your time and your energy for what
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truly matters spending time with those
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that you love being a stay-at-home mom
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is an important calling and it's okay to
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seek balance and joy in the midst of it
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all remember that these essentials
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grounding yourself in faith and grace
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creating flexible rhythms prioritizing
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intentional self-care cultivating
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meaningful connections embracing the
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slow and imperfect and finding smart
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ways to steward your home you are doing
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important work you are loved and you are
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enough and joy is available even in the
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mundane if we open our hearts up to see
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it if these tips resonated with you I
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hope that you will give this video a
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thumbs up and I invite you to subscribe
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to my channel for more on slow living
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biblical homemaking motherhood
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motivation homeschooling and creating a
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life of peace and purpose i would
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absolutely love to have you
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here in the comments below i would also
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love to hear from you what is one
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essential tip that helps you find
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balance and joy in your stay-at-home mom
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life that way we can all learn from each
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other so thank you so much for watching
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this video and spending this time with
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me i hope that your home will be a place
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of abundant joy and grace and I will see
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you guys in the next video happy
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homemaking