How To Have Fulfilling Rest As A Busy Stay-At-Home Mom

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If you’re a busy stay-at-home mom, you may not know how to find the rest you need. Balancing work and rest takes intentionality and practice. That’s why I want to share how, each day, I find rest as a busy stay-at-home mom, to the best of my ability!

Sanity-saving trips and tricks, home management routines, and schedules for everything may seem like the answer to being productive. But, without rest, we stay busy and crash, not maintaining consistent productivity.

It’s not my goal to be a stay-at-home mom who has it all together some weeks and other weeks falls apart. I want to be consistent and grounded in the work that I do. Not only for my sake but also for the sake of my family!

Of course, some seasons require giving ourselves grace when we don’t fulfill the tasks that we hope to accomplish. And sometimes we need to step away from our goals so that we can serve our family members better. When we have fulfilling rest as a busy stay-at-home mom, we maintain this consistency.

Here’s how I do it…

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Pausing In Prayer

When things get crazy, at any moment of the day, I am constantly learning the art of pausing. And, specifically, pausing to pray.

When I have two children start screaming and my husband walks through the door with a question while I’m trying to make dinner, I want to just erupt with my words. But, instead, I need to pause and calm myself down with some deep breaths. Then, say a quick prayer.

I need to create moments of solitude when chaos ensues. I do that by praying for strength from the Lord and waiting to speak and act for a few seconds or minutes. Sometimes this may even mean stepping into the other room for a bit.

Prayer has the transformative power to change moments as it refocuses my heart on what is important in the moment. It helps me choose to act in love before I can act in bitterness or anger.

Create A Place of Solitude

Where do you go to feel refreshed and recharged? Place a chair in the corner of your bedroom and call it your quiet time chair. Use it only for reading, praying, or napping. Make it a comfortable place where you can be alone to become refreshed.

Spending time alone is important! And having a chair to retreat to makes that even more doable. Light a candle nearby, start the diffuser, and look out the window to have a relaxing atmosphere.

Make Quiet Time Non-Negotiable for the Kids

As a young mom of three toddlers and a future homeschooling mom, I make quiet time/nap time in our house a non-negotiable. Each day after lunch everyone spends at least an hour or so in their bed resting or reading books while I rest in my chair or on the couch.

Without this time, I would not have fulfilling rest as a busy stay-at-home mom. As the children get older, I plan to always have quiet time in place. The children need the time just as much as me to reset and rest halfway through the day.

I don’t do housework during this nap time/quiet time. I enjoy rest for myself. The children can help me with housework throughout the other points of the day. We try to tidy the house before quiet time so that the clutter doesn’t nag us when we want solitude.

If I have not done my devotions during the morning time, then I will read my Bible and pray during this time. And whatever you do, do not scroll social media during this time. (or ever, as I encourage you to get rid of all your social media accounts.)

Less Is More

Make it one of your goals to live within your means as a stay-at-home mom. That means keeping your priorities focused by eliminating clutter in various areas of your life.

Debt, materialism, and physical clutter all lead to mental clutter. Lean into minimalism in various areas of your life and reap the benefits of peace and calmness in your home and life! I share more about this here!

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Rest Your Mind

It takes effort to train your mind to find rest, but that is the only way for your rest as a busy stay-at-home mom to be fulfilling. You need to form a new habit from thinking about your to-do list and worrying to enjoying the silence and being grateful.

I love to meditate on a Psalm, especially using this book or this one to help. The world is noisy and everyone constantly wants our attention. It takes intentionality to choose to meditate and be joyful in our life.

You can feel refreshed and fulfilled as a stay-at-home mom when you intentionally choose to pause and rest each day, and learn on the Lord for His strength. Let me know in the comments which new habit you will be doing first!

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Hey there, I'm Kelsey! I'm so glad you are here. I'm a 20-something helping you live your most fulfilling life. I hope you'll join me in this old-fashioned & simple lifestyle!