When I sit down and think about my life and legacy, I pray that my name points to Jesus and leaves hearts encouraged. Who better to encourage than new moms? New moms are tired, fuzzy minded and often times just surviving. They would probably say that the advice coming at them is flowing in like a raging river, but sometimes ALL they need is encouragement.
When I had my first son, a sweet friend hosted my first baby shower. It was there that I was introduced to the fun idea of diapers with messages. She had the women at the shower grab a diaper and a sharpie and write me a message. I later coined the term, “night time” diapers because these blessed diapers with messages kept me going when I was rummaging around half asleep trying to change the third diaper of the night. Those diapers not only did something for me because of what they said, but also because of who said it. Those messages from my sweet friends were so treasured. I honestly felt like the only draw back was that there were not enough.
Because of what those diapers did for me, I adopted the tradition of writing on diapers for my pregnant friends. For those that are family friends, my boys even got in on the fun and helped me write them. When I was leading a ladies group, we would write on diapers for the women in our group that were expecting. I have received many texts and emails from the mommas when it came time to use those love filled diapers.
Encouragement doesn’t have to be packed in a long, two page letter or a public announcement, it can be a few simple words on the front of a newborn diaper! It’s that simple.
Over the years I have perfected the process. I now have labels with lots of fun messages that can be easily printed and put on. For fun, I offer a free printable for these “Night Time Diapers.” Feel free to use them to encourage a new mom in your world!!
If you find that your world is not filled with new moms, but encouraging new moms is your jam, get some of these diapers prepared and drop them off with Embrace Grace. It is a ministry that loves on moms with unplanned pregnancies.
Head over to my Printables page to download the labels.