I LOVE being a mom but sometimes mothering is hard! Being a mom is AMAZING… but mothering isn’t always about butterfly kisses, tickles and giggles!
Can any mommas relate?
We don’t always know what to do or what to say or how to act and react to every situation we’re faced with as moms.
In The Making of a Mom, I wrote about those days when mothering is hard… those times when we feel overwhelmed as a mom. The times when we struggle with how much attention is too much and how much attention is not enough…
- How do we dole out just the right amount of attention for our kids without creating a child centered home or an attention starved child?
- How do we love our kids well?
- How do we protect them without overprotecting them?
- How do we know the right things to say and choose the right things to say when we’re frustrated and frazzled?
- How do we shield them from the world while we’re trying to teach them to live in it and be strong, courageous Christians whose faith will stand even if their world falls apart…and even if everyone stands in opposition to them?
- How do we instill character in a world that embraces sin and is calling wrong right and right wrong?
- How do I help my children grasp how significant they are when I feel so insignificant?
- How do I set goals for my kids when I can’t even set goals for myself?
- How do I navigate the tumultuous seas of motherhood when I’m struggling with my identity as a mother?
- Why do I blow it with my kids when I love them so much and how do I handle it when I do?
- How do I pray for my kids when sometimes I can’t even tell what they’re thinking or what they really need?
- How can I leave a lasting imprint on their hearts and instill in them a deep desire to return home long after they’ve left the nest?
- How can I be a good mom when I feel like I’m failing my kids?
- What is biblical motherhood anyway and what does it look like in real life?
These are the struggles almost all moms face. These are many of the issues I deal with in The Making of a Mom. And these are the issues I’ll cover in my workshop at BETTER TOGETHER!
I hope you can come to the conference… and remember… don’t let financial constraints keep you from coming!
But today, I want to share with you 3 things to help you in a few key areas when mothering is hard.
1. Understand your identity as a mom 
There’s great power that comes from realizing you are not only a mom, but you’re THE mom for your kids. Knowing your role creates the reality of your significance as a mom and the importance of taking it seriously. You may not be the perfect parent, but, if you’re a Christian, you KNOW the perfect Parent and He has made you the mom of your children on purpose and for a purpose.
Knowing that helps you see yourself, your role as a mom, and the task of parenting your children as a gift and a huge responsibility that God has equipped you to do.
It also helps you embrace your authority as their mom, so you don’t have to loose control, but can calmly create an environment of respect, patience and obedience wrought from a firm foundation of faith and love.
2. Make seeking your Father’s face your ultimate priority
INVEST IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD… SPEND TIME BASKING IN HIS PRESENCE… SATURATE YOUR HEART AND MIND IN THE WORD OF GOD… LET YOUR PARENTING BECOME AN OVERFLOW OF YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH AND WISDOM FROM GOD! Hands down.. number one piece of advice I have ever received and could ever give!
We can’t be the mommas God created us to be unless we seek His face, spend the in His Word, and look for ways to live out His principles and precepts.
3. Give yourself and your children room to fail and room to grow
You won’t always get it right. You won’t always say the right thing and do the right thing. You won’t always be the perfect mom. But having a bad moment doesn’t make you a bad mom. Not responding well to a circumstance doesn’t make you a failure as a mom. It’s an important part of your parenting journey… to fall down and get back up and to allow your children to do the same. I’m not perfect and I’m going to fail. So are you.. and so are your children.
When they see you fall and get back up without allowing that failure to define you, then they can see what it looks like to walk in victory and you equip them for their own failures and flaws when you don’t allow your failures and flaws to define you.
Being a mom is amazing but sometimes mothering is hard! I hope today’s post encouraged your momma heart and I hope to meet you at BETTER TOGETHER!
EVER HAD ONE OF ‘THOSE’ DAYS? WHAT DO YOU DO ON THOSE DAYS WHEN MOTHERING IS HARD?
I’m sharing MUCH MORE about THE MAKING OF A MOM at BETTER TOGETHER! HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
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Time is ticking and BETTER TOGETHER will be here before you know it! We’ve had women contact us who really want to go but who are on a very tight budget. WE DON’T WANT FINANCES TO STAND IN THE WAY!
So…
If you’re a SINGLE MOM, HOMESCHOOL MOM or MOM who is dealing with financial restraints, BETTER TOGETHER has been made available FREE FOR YOU because of the generous contributions of our Corporate/Ministry Sponsors.
To get your ticket ALL YOU HAVE TO DO is email us at info@themominitiative.comand request a FREE TICKET!
With 20 speakers and 45 workshops that are designed to meet each woman in every age and in every stage right where she is.
This will be a weekend you won’t forget and we don’t want finances to be an issue! HURRY AND REGISTER TODAY FOR BETTER TOGETHER
July 31st – August 2nd
Jacksonville, Florida at Trinity Baptist Church
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