tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277703955337741668.post4091832495591624963..comments2011-09-10T15:15:58.084-06:00Nellie Butlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15408277061423997505noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277703955337741668.post-10699495900463946552011-09-10T15:15:58.084-06:002011-09-10T15:15:58.084-06:00You are an amazing mother. Being a failure is never for other people to decided. Just remember to do your best each day, and when we can&#39;t Heavenly Father steps in. Keep your head up!!Teresahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03405374683244769638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277703955337741668.post-48602934337086588752011-09-10T08:59:55.576-06:002011-09-10T08:59:55.576-06:00Funny you should view yourself the way you do. You are one of those moms I&#39;m sure I couldn&#39;t compare to!<br /><br />I see a lot those moms like your sisters-in-law around here and I think that&#39;s when I&#39;m the hardest on myself. The more I try to keep up, the crankier I get. I think my kids like me better when I&#39;m not trying so hard! LOL<br /><br />I like your take on it though. It really is between me and God. Only He knows exactly where I&#39;m going and also where I&#39;ve been. Who better than Him to measure my progress, right?<br /><br />Last night was one of those nights that I had to tell myself, &quot;I&#39;ll do better tomorrow.&quot; I&#39;m so glad we have tomorrow! Hugs!nell79http://www.thejugglinghomemaker.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7277703955337741668.post-43548280991832037672011-09-10T08:16:07.017-06:002011-09-10T08:16:07.017-06:00LOVE THIS!! As a fellow mother of five, I have all of those same worries and guilt. I also had an unorthodox upbringing, and have had to learn some things as I go.<br /><br />I&#39;ve had to learn that I can only do so much, and it really is just between me and God. If I feel like God is OK with my offering for the day, I have to be, too. Sometimes that means dishes are in the sink when I go to bed, and the kids have to wear their pants twice (don&#39;t smell? Wear &#39;em!). Sometimes I don&#39;t feel like I was at my best for the day. I just go to sleep and come out of the cage fighting the next day (so to speak.) <br /><br />The biggest thing I&#39;ve had to overcome is what you talked about - comparing myself. I have sisters-in-law that wake up at five, exercise, look great, make homemade breakfasts, bread, their houses are immaculate, and they have 7 or 8 children. I can&#39;t even pull the - &quot;But I have more kids than them&quot; routine. LOL.<br /><br />I truly believe that each of our children are with us for a reason - mine, probably because they&#39;re strong enough to survive me for a mother.MamaX5http://www.blogger.com/profile/15868036665392328870noreply@blogger.com