It’s easy to lose yourself in motherhood, feeling like you lack purpose and joy. We will never be content in our role unless we seek Christ first! Find encouragement in these posts as you learn what it means to look to Christ as a mama.
I wanted to give you tips on teaching forgiveness to children. Instead, I find myself humbled by my lack of forgiveness toward my own children. I’ve written before that special needs parenting is hard, but I haven’t written yet about my journey of coming to grips with my neurodivergence. I’ve always attributed the chaos that […]
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“You’ve got this, mama!” “You’re a great mom!” These cheerleader phrases make me feel good about myself, until the days when nothing is under control and I treat my children unkindly. I don’t say this to gain sympathy. The fact is that some days that I act like a bad mom. And
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I’m easily distracted. After cleaning the house for an hour, I look around and wonder what I’ve ever done. I start with the goal of cleaning the kitchen, then have to change a dirty diaper. I see the clothes on the bedroom floor, so I start a load of laundry. The boys are fighting over
What does a good mom smell like? When we were in-process to adopt our oldest son, I obsessively cleaned and organized my home. If you’ve been pregnant and experienced nesting, this was 100 times more intense and thorough. I was anxiously attempting to control every aspect of the adoption process, and one way was through
Motherhood is a role with eternal implications. Stop and think about your reaction to those words. Do they make you roll your eyes as you consider that women have been doing this work for centuries? Or do these words weigh heavy on you – causing you to feel even more anxiety? I say that motherhood
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In the midst of infertility, I never thought that I would be a complaining mom. Hearing other moms grumbling about their children made me angry as I thought that I would appreciate motherhood more than them. Yet, here I am. Constantly tempted to sit around and talk to other women about how hard it
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A year and a half ago, I wrote out my daily schedule as a stay at home mom with a toddler. With our newest addition this year, I decided to share my new stay at home mom schedule. My oldest thrives on a routine, and I believe that daily schedules for preschoolers are important, but
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“Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, ‘My way is hidden from the Lord, and my right is disregarded by my God’?” Isaiah 40:27 With a new baby, it’s easy to ask these same questions. Up late at night, your exhausted body and mind struggle to battle negative thoughts. “Why
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My last pregnancy was difficult, emotionally, physically, and spiritually, but God is sovereign and uses all things for His glory. He used hyperemesis gravidarum and my son’s birth for my sanctification. As I came toward the end of the pregnancy, I meditated on Bible verses about giving birth and have compiled this list of comforting
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When we adopted our son, I found myself as a new stay at home mom overwhelmed by motherhood. Tantrums, jet lag, and loneliness all culminated in the perfect storm. Thankfully, I wasn’t the first mother to experience stress and was able to turn to others for advice and support. If you’re feeling overwhelmed being a
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