Time for a Shower
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: The Multitasking Mom’s Survival Guide
By Sarah Shipley

Mirth is God’s medicine. Everybody ought to bathe in it.
~Henry Ward Beecher

With a newborn and two toddlers, I was a mess. No one had bathed in three days. I couldn’t seem to get the house clean. There were dishes in the sink and toys everywhere. To top it all off, we were having guests that evening.

Thankfully, naptime was coming. That blessed time when all three little girls would lay their heads down and become perfect sleeping creatures with angelic faces. If I could get them all to sleep, I might be rewarded with enough solitary time to get the dishes done and take a shower. Oh, the luxury of a shower without interruption. (Keep reading)