A Young Mother's Joy obviously is her children but even more than that, it's giving up herself to her Lord to raise up her children to be God lovers and God followers.

I've been thinking about doing this blog for some time but my biggest obstacle to doing so has been time. Even as I write this I can think of several things I probably should be doing, like finishing the laundry, washing the dishes, tidying up the house etc. Even just writing the above paragraph, was in between interruptions from my two little girls, both so needy at this point at ages three and ten months.

The purpose of this blog- not entirely sure if I can nail it down to one particular purpose, perhaps just sharing my journey of learning what it means to be a wife and a mother. A godly wife and mother. A woman, who desires to deny herself and take up her cross DAILY and follow Christ. Oh how hard that is! to deny myself!!! But I was even hoping to hear from you dear mothers as well, your joys and your struggles, your ideas, your revelations from God, things that He is teaching you during this precious stage.

I've talked to many women like myself who have young children and we all seem to share a common bond, a common understanding of each other that this time can be a tough time raising children who need you to do practically everything for them. Also trying to find the time to spend with your husband, learning how to love and respect Him. Then trying to squeeze in that "quiet time" with the Lord, oh how desperately we need those moments with HIM in order to survive the day!

Overwhelmed seems to be a word I often use to describe my current position. So much seems to occupy my thoughts, my time, my emotions. I feel as if I barely have time to breathe! Can any identify??

Somedays I seem overwhelmed with gratitude for my two little ones, wondering how in the world the Lord could have blessed me with such precious gifts. I'm so unworthy of such joy and love! These are the moments which must carry me through the other days when I feel nearly at the end of my rope changing dirty diapers, cleaning up baby food that's been tossed all over the place, kissing boo boos, picking up crying babies, feeding, dressing, entertaining, cooking, cleaning, bathing, disciplining, nursing, cleaning, putting to sleep, brushing hair, brushing teeth, cleaning, nursing, hahaha!

My husband and I often wonder how a home can become so messy so quickly. If only it were as easy to get it clean again!!!

Maybe I just want to have a channel in which to vent all my motherhood challenges and triumphs! Maybe there's a few of you out there who would think "wow, I thought I was the only one who did that, or thought that!" or "It's comforting to know that I'm not going crazy! there are other women out there who struggle with the same stuff!"

So here goes, my first blog post! I admit, I'm not the most eloquent writer, so please bear with my ramblings, grammatical errors and misspellings! Comment and share your thoughts as well! I more than welcome them!

- Hannah