Today was not the best day for me as a mother. I was distracted with phone calls and a what seemed like a million little things that had to be taken care of now. Sophie and Thomas were bored despite my many attempts to provide them with projects and offers of DVD's. They fed off my frustration/distraction and used it to try and get away with inappropriate behavior. I didn't give into their attempts of disobedience or whininess (for the most part), but my responses to them were less than loving. I was short and unjoyful. The house was (still is) a mess and my patience running thin. We had family movie night tonight which was fun and relaxing but even that felt rushed. The Avs are in the NHL playoffs, so we hurried through dinner to start the movie in order to be able to watch most of the game after the movie and bedtime routines. (This isn't flowing quite as well as I'd like, but again, just one of those days!) I'm sure we all have those days because lets face it, we are fallen, but for some reason I really felt alone today and certainly felt like a bad mom. Thank God his mercies are new every morning (and always). Today really could not have been a more "perfect" day to precede reading this on A Wise Woman Builds her Home.

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I also enjoyed the author's strategy for spring cleaning in one of her more recent posts.