I may sound like a broken record but I don’t care. Thank you all for the lovely comments on this morning’s post. I loved reading all your blessings as well. 🙂

Well, the feeding frenzy continued into the afternoon with baby B. Yesterday I opted for the comfortable route and wore my robe and pajamas all day to make feedings easier. I didn’t feel like doing that again today. I wanted a shower and clothes. There is something about getting dressed, drying my hair, and tossing on a little tinted moisturizer and mascara that does wonders for my energy.

Looking put together helps me feel I can tackle anything and makes me more productive. I still hung around feeding Braedon most of the day, which exhausted me, but I didn’t feel frumpy. I felt like an empowered woman who could handle mothering and personal goals all in one.

After Makenzie I didn’t get dressed in anything besides lounge wear unless going somewhere. This time, I wanted to focus more on doing little things to keep me feeling confident. It may sound cheesy, but I really believe it has helped make a difference. Plus, its fun being able to wear clothes you haven’t been able to fit into for many, many months.

Question of the Evening – What ways do you like to put yourself together even when chilling at home?

I owe all of you so much gratitude for the numerous comments, emails, tweets, Facebook notes, etc you have sent out to me this week. Each supportive message on my mothering, positivity, blogging milestones, and more still touches me just as much as my very first comments – from people like Julie, Krys, Janetha, Lisa, Mellissa, Naomi, and Lindsey. With as much thanks as I have for all of you, today I must express my appreciation for someone else. I like to give credit where credit is due, after all.

I want to thank God. I thank him personally every day, but I want to do it publicly here today.

You all commend me on my ability as a mother. It’s not wholly me. It’s Him working through me. I must turn to Him for patience to remain calm when we have our little moments during the day – toddler temper tantrums and some baby gas fussing. I use Him for guidance on how to manage my time to be there for my children as well as my husband and other priorities. I will pray about basically everything when it comes to my family. I know I need Him to get through each day with as much grace and love as possible.

You all congratulated me on FFF reaching its first year and the path it has taken during that time. I 100% could not have done it without God. As many of you realize, blogging is a vulnerable task. It’s putting yourself out there for the world to see. It opens you up to hurtful comments or emails about your life and who you are as a person – like being selfish for continuing to blog  with a newborn. True story.

I continue to blog because I truly feel “called” to do it. I believe God gives us passions for a reason and sharing myself here is truly a passion. It humbles me to hear that my stories and musings can inspire, help, or strengthen another. I credit God for giving me the heart and the ideas to continue giving my all here.

You all thank me for sharing so openly and doing things like embracing my body so publicly. Let me just say, posting a picture of yourself in a bikini one week after giving birth is no easy task. It would be easy for me to nitpick away at my body or focus on where I want to physically be in the future. Then, to turn around and put it online instead and feel confident about it?

That strength can only come from one source. I’ve learned how much He loves me. If He loves me how can I deny loving myself and viewing myself as beautiful? That belief is the root of my confidence. That belief pushes me to hopefully bring others to appreciating their bodies more as well.

Today, I publicly say thanks. I have to do the work, but its only possible with Him.

Question of the Day – What do you want to say thank you for today?