No yelling

I yell. I'm a yeller. I know all the professional parents (i.e. doctors, psychologists, those with no kids) say you're not supposed to yell, but when you have even one strong-willed child, you're going to yell at some point. Only problem is when God gets involved. The professional of the professional knocked on my heart yesterday, whispering (of course), "Don't yell." Ugh! I hated hearing those words, so I ignored them. You know Him, He doesn't give up, so He whispered again today, "Don't yell." Fine. I'm going to try to not yell. My question is this: what do you do when you get really irate/frustrated and need to vent or make sure your words are clearly understood to your children? Hitting an object is not appropriate, yelling is now prohibited, and counting doesn't work. Anyone have any ideas? What do you do? I couldn't find one verse that seemed to fit, so just read Proverbs and anything about the tongue, words, or mouth will fit in just fine. (o:

Mommy of 5?

It's been a long time since I've posted. I guess it's because no one reads these. Oh well. If anyone comes across this blog, I guess I'll update that person. I am due with number 5 in 7 weeks. Am I ready? No. Does this seem overwhelming? Yes. The Lord is going to teach me to let go and let Him take over. I guess because I felt I could handle 4, He said, "Hey, let's give her 5 so she'll have to trust in me and not be so self-reliant." In seven weeks, I'll be leaning on the everlasting arms for the next 18-23 years at least!