Ebook: Finding God in the Noise of Motherhood Part 2, When Organizing Chaos

When people find out I have seven children, their first reaction is usually, “How do you do it all?”

My answer? I don’t. Not all at once. And never without grace.

What I do most of the time is rhythm. A routine. A sort of organized chaos that keeps our home from completely imploding. And believe me, it took years to find that rhythm.

In the early days, I chased structure like a squirrel chasing a nut. I’d create beautiful, color-coded schedules that lasted about… two hours. Life with kids is unpredictable. Someone always needs a Band-Aid, a snack, or a sudden meltdown about mismatched socks.

Eventually, I stopped chasing perfection and started building predictability...