Parenting Styles & "Order" for All & Baby Steps

Dear Holly,
I just want to share for moms who tend toward nursing at night and babies in bed! After much prayer and trial and error, (for I had such a pull both to do the rule, for the thought of it is pure beauty, AND such a pull to still nurse the baby in my bed because it works so well for my family)... I just want to share that finally I listened enough to the Lord and to Our Lady..."Start simply!"

You've said this over and over, but it never clicked! I never even made sure that we all got up at the same time and ate at the same time, etc. But once I started to do this, my dear son has begun to take a 3 hour nap (!) at around the same time in the pm. So here the Lord has blessed me with this time I have been begging for, but never putting the effort forth because frankly, it seemed too simple!! :-)

I just have to share for those moms who feel like they can't find order because they parent the way I do. But I can tell you, "simple tiny baby steps will be blessed". Now I'm sure there will be more work coming, but it was such a beautiful week this week-and I have been able to pray more, spend time with my 3 year old-I didn't jump to trying to figure out what chores to do b/c I think I'm learning that the baby step thing is CRUCIAL to my will not protesting the whole Rule/routine thing that I am so conditioned not to want to do.

Anyway, I can only thank you again and just wanted to offer this reflection should other moms find themselves in my situation.

Labels: 4th P Parent

posted by Holly at 2:10 PM