This is encouragement from a mom of many! I need to work on this, which I find hard, especially on days when I am struggling with being joyful. It can be hard to nurture those hearts! I am thinking I am going to start a list of ways that we can nurture our childrens hearts daily. 

1. leave them, little notes at the end of the day for them to wake up to about how great they did, or special they are.

"The hardest thing about raising any number of children is purposing to keep up with their hearts. With as many as we have that is a fulltime job. We try to have regular talks with each one individually on a weekly basis. It is important to learn how to ask the right questions and not have a condemning spirit. They need to know they have a safe place to share their hopes and dreams, challenges and mistakes. This creates a very close relationship."- Michelle Duggar