Sometimes life happens. Actually, life “always” happens, and sometimes it can get just a little bit chaotic. The dishes are piling up, the laundry is on day 3 of sitting on the living room sofa for everyone to see, and on top of that, your in-laws have found another reason that you’re just not good enough for their son. It’s messy, and on top of it all you still have to put on your biggest smile, and your most animated voice so that it’s 100% believable when you tell your kiddo how amazing his finger-painted artwork that he used his own poop to make is.

If you feel like you’re drowning, know that you and I, and several hundreds of millions of other moms are all in the same ocean. That’s the thing, though, we don’t have to drown. Don’t look at it that way, what we’re doing is swimming. Swimming through this sea called motherhood. Sure, there are bumpy waves, currents, and outright storms. But remember, when it rains, water puddles look a lot different to us than to our little ones. We step around them, preferring the more predictable and dry course. Children have a way of seeing the bright side of everything. They don’t see a nuisance, they see an adventure! You are enough, mama! For your own sanity, take a more child-like approach to your daily trials, “it’s not that bad!” What’s most important to understand is that you have very little control over most things in life, but what you can control is the quality of childhood you provide for your most precious creation. Take some time to take it in, you mean everything to those who call you, “momma.” That’s plenty enough for me, I hope you’ll decide the same is true for you.