When Motherhood Leaves Me Empty As we left the kids with my parents and in-laws (we now have to divide them up since we have five kids), I felt a sense of relief, like a burden was lifted off of my shoulders. My husband and I were going out of town without the kids. Freedom. We both giggled like newly weds as we drove off. We spent our vacation sleeping in each morning, relaxing by the pool, and talking with…
Hi friend! If you are new around here on the blog, welcome! I’m Sarah, and if you need some help with focus and inspiration with Bible study (and going deeper), you’ve found a good place to land. Today, I’d like to share with you some thoughts on how to have a summer with God. A little about me….I’m a momma of five kids (ages 10 and under). Two of my boys spent a year in Christian school (for the first time),…
How will you flourish this summer? As a momma of five kids, I wonder sometimes if I can get anything done during the summer. Pool days, park fun, play dates, and promises to go outside keep me from my own to-do list. Recently at church our pastor mentioned something I want to start this summer. Make a Will-Do List. What will you promise to do this summer? What kinds of things would you like to do, but feel like you…
A friend of my shared recently how a scene in a popular movie (I won’t name which one) bothered her. It is a fun, beautiful, and encroaching movie, but one scene had me pausing as well. In this scene, one character invited another character to leave his “ordinary” life for a life way more exciting. As a mother, some days I wish someone would take me away too. My youngest sister is unmarried and works for an airline company. In…