Hi, and welcome to the five-word prayers daily, a five-day-a-week daily devotional where we share the

word prayers in our heart. I'm Lisa Whittle, and I welcome you to just five minutes with me,

which I trust and pray will be five minutes well spent. Okay, so everyone is gearing up for back to school.

I cannot even believe it. And listen, this year could be a rough one for me because my baby boy is a

senior. Friends, I have sent one off to

college so i know what this thing is i'm already gearing up for the craziness and the hard you're

gonna have to bear with me and please send prayers but look i've often thought we as moms needed

some back to school help ourselves because everyone has lists and

such for the kids but what about for us what about we who are having a hard time with sending

them off this year or what about we who feel bad celebrating we have a quiet house again and so

we're kind of not sad we all just need a few survival things I think and this show has them

so stick close.

I'm going to dive right in because we mom need some survival tips stat. I know. I really can't

believe we're talking school again so soon. Summer just does not last anymore, does it? All right, so number

one, here's your survival tips, mom. Number one,

clear your calendar for their first day of school. Now, obviously, I'm talking to moms who send

your kids off to school. And obviously, work outside the home moms. I know you may not be able

to be flex, but if you can take that day off, please do so. And you who don't work outside the home and even work from home moms like me,

do yourself the biggest favor and schedule nothing that day with one exception,

unless it is something crazy fun and you really want to do it.

And by the way, if you're like me, you always say, oh, I can't take that day off.

Yeah, we can.

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