I saw a poem of sorts called The Keeper on social media last week. It described all the keeping a mama does for her family - home and preferences and peace. It really floored me just how important this mama job is. But a couple of weeks ago, something in my Bible study really hit … Continue reading Your Work as a Mom Matters As Much as a Prophet’s
Motherhood
Jesus Loves Me When I Make Things Right
Anger plagues me sometimes. I like to control my life. But it’s exhausting. It’s hard to have control when many things and people are broken, different, and separate. I don’t love being delicate with people. I’m matter-of-fact and like to get things done. Sometimes, that makes me miss cues. Many times it marks the start … Continue reading Jesus Loves Me When I Make Things Right
Jesus Loves Me When I Relax
It’s Fall Break here in my neck of the woods, but it’s still HOT. That means I don’t want to go outside. But my kids do. We went to our local park for a science experiment and nature study. We learned a lot about plants getting ready for next year and what floats in a … Continue reading Jesus Loves Me When I Relax
Jesus Loves Me When My Child Is Struggling
Oh, I need Jesus today. I've had a WEEK with my son. He's struggling with some stuff and I'm the current object of his frustration. He's been a frustrated kid for a long time. He hates to go anywhere. He hates transitions. He's even hated me more than a few times this week. My Bible … Continue reading Jesus Loves Me When My Child Is Struggling
Jesus Loves Me When I Get Creative With a Problem
Jesus loves me when I’m ready to cry over my son’s struggle with food. This kid hates to eat everything but M&Ms and chocolate milk. He really prefers to drink his meals except it can only be chocolate milk. Ugh. Behavior becomes a problem when you just drink your calories at 5. Intermittent fasting is … Continue reading Jesus Loves Me When I Get Creative With a Problem
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