Leading up to Easter, in our culture that creates Easter to be another Christmas, I have wrestled with whether or not to do an Easter basket for Mazy this year. Last year, I remember going to the dollar store and buying a bunch of toys. They were great and were all played with, but giving…
Mama, don’t be afraid to be REAL. What if, just WHAT IF, someone saw the real version of you? What would they see? Don’t be ashamed. Because you know what? We will ALL relate to you – more than if you gave us an edited version of you. Because you are real and we all crave REAL. So just be YOU.
I don’t have to be perfect. Because I can’t be. Of course I will always try to do the best I can in life, but it’s clear in that verse, that God expects weakness, struggles, heartache, and imperfection. In those things, His power and glory can be displayed all the more. Because His grace is sufficient.
Mama, please open up. Find that safe person to share you deepest struggles with. You need them. We need each other. We can’t do it all, so let’s just try to do it together.
No really, you are. Do you ever question if you are doing a “good enough” job parenting? I ask myself this all the time. Like too often. So much so that I can convince myself that I’m not doing a good job. I know, it’s ridiculous. Really though, the fact that I am even wondering…
Everyone struggles with guilt. This feeling that we should have done something a different way. Made a different choice. Acted in a kinder way. Said it a different way. Or should have not said anything at all. Guilt. Then there is this guilt when we think… Did my child have too much screen time today?…
