There was a season and often still is, where finding quiet time feels next to impossible. As a homeschooling mom of three, there is never a shortage of noise as soon as their feet hit the floor. Some days all I crave is a few moments to call my own, a little space to breathe. It can be impossible to find, am I right? When I became pregnant with my third and even in the year prior, I knew I lacked something I longed for….time in my Bible. But the age-old question pops in, “you’re a mom, you …
Lord, Take my Chaos
You know those days when you are reaching for that third cup of coffee or scrounging through the kitchen to find even a little bit of chocolate…even if it is a crumb on a day like this, you’ll take what you can get. Everywhere you turn negativity is clouding your brain, the noise seems to be at an all-time high and the struggle feels super real. Picking up your phone means one more text or news notification that makes your stomach lurch. Walking through your house feels like a death trap because that last Lego …
Mission: God, Please Don’t Let Me Screw Up My Kids
I hid in the closet and cried. I very seriously questioned why God thought I would make a good mom. I just spent the better part of an hour yelling at my kids for disobedience, unplanned messes, and chores undone. As I sat in the closet, I believed they deserved better than me, that I was surely screwing them up for life. They need a calm mom who drips grace from her lips. A perfect mom. I had officially punished myself with a time out because I failed. Motherhood has challenged every part of me. Being a …
Practical Discipleship
Our greatest privilege is to pray for our children, not just a privilege but a duty – we owe it to the little faces around our kitchen tables to pray boldly for them every single day. We say that with such fervor because this world we are raising this generation in is filled with far more darkness than we could even begin to articulate. We have created a list of 10 bold prayers to pray over your children – each one focusing on a different part of their life, character, and community. Godly Friends – Father, …
How To Be In The Word When Your Children are Small
Motherhood is crazy. I get it. You barely had time to wash your hair this morning or go to the bathroom without a hand reaching under the door, much less crack your Bible open and read. Someone needs juice, there are diapers to change, places to go, clothes to wash, and the list goes on. There is no rest for the weary mom. Or is there? Just last week we were rushing into church a little late on Sunday morning. An older gentleman passed me in the hallway and informed I looked a little tired and …
Savoring Prayer in Motherhood
Let me be the first to say that I am not the mother of the year and likely won’t ever be. But, we are surviving. Many days I live for bedtime and I wonder what on earth God thought when He chose me to be a mother. However, here I sit, writing about motherhood. Any mom who makes it to bedtime deserves a high-five and a foot massage. In my book, they are an expert in survival. There is no degree that prepares you for motherhood. It is a job that is unending and comes with very …
I Must Decrease
It is hard to believe that we are already 4 days into the new year. We are doing our best to recover from the time off and all of the Christmas and New year festivities, we are headed back to work, school and our usual daily tasks. Some of us have been setting goals for the new year, working on our calendar and resolutions…hours of planning have gone into what we want to accomplish in this new year. Yet here we are 4 days into the new year and I am still looking at my calendar thinking can I really …