Their plastic sippy cups are always on the counter. Ready to be filled. Everyday. They come, asking me to fill them. So I do. I pour the milk. Again. And again. A house full of kids. A husband with 12 hour shifts. A sinus cold. High temperatures. No leaving the house. I drink my coffee and take some medicine to help, but inside I feel so…..empty. Out of energy. Strength. Patience. Joy. I pray for the LORD to fill me up,…
Let’s get it together mothers. Let’s stop saying our lives are not glorious. Its true, our lives are not glamourous. Our lives our not filled with globe-trotting adventures. We don’t stand before thousands sharing words that inspire. We don’t live in huge houses with maids and nannies and swimming pools. Maybe you do, but it still doesn’t feel glorious – even with all of that. Motherhood is so…..ordinary. We live between the loads of laundry. With sticky floors and tiny hands….
My father-in-law has a saying as he leaves a store: We found something we just couldn’t live without. It is a joke. He knows that. Most of the time we are buying things we don’t really need. The grocery store, browsing the aisles of Target, and window shopping at the mall allow me to face the reality of being grateful. Am I a grateful for the things in my life? Am I thankful for all that God has provided? I would like to…
Are you believing lies? The ones whispered behind your back. The ones you say to yourself with a glance in the mirror. The lies have overtaken your heart. Motherhood no longer feels good or easy. You feel like all of the lies are keeping you from enjoying life. Enjoying your kids. If motherhood is easy, why am I struggling? What happens when I mess up my kids for the rest of their life? If motherhood was all I dreamed about for yeas,…