Encouragement and Support for Christian Stay-at-Home Mothers
Setting up routines to beat the overwhelm. It is one of my favourite pieces of advice that I dish out to people asking how I manage when I see their eyes glaze over when I reply that it is God who empowers me. There is no need to figure out what to do each day. It does not matter what time one wakes up. The routine is operational from the moment one is awake Read more…
Overwhelmed. Burned out. Just. Done. Beat the overwhelm? Can I just run away instead? Far, far away! How many times have I been here? Too many. May I suggest another way, a way which I am in the midst of learning? Read more…
You know how songs trigger memories? Yeah. Certain songs bring me back to my carefree secondary school days while others remind me of certain friends. Usually I don’t mind these triggers. But there are certain triggers I do not like. They remind me of grief and loss. Specifically our miscarriages. Trusting God In January 2012 when […] Read more…
From last week’s post, “Don’t feel abandoned, don’t feel alone. Nothing escapes His eye. No one can fly under His radar. So let us all Be Encouraged!” Embrace motherhood! In this concluding part of the 8-part series (thank you for staying with me on this journey!), I want to ask us to embrace motherhood wholeheartedly […] Read more…
From Part 6 … “Are we willing to serve without the limelight shining on us? Are we willing to do the boring stuff without any accolades? …” Do we have a servant’s heart? I admit that sometimes, I don’t. I want words of appreciation, I want people to praise me. I want to be acknowledged […] Read more…
From Part 5, “Remember, God gave these children to us. He knows what He is doing. And every time you are afraid, look to Him….” But what about when we feel like we are going crazy with the mundane and repetitive stuff of caring for small people? Or the constant reminding (ahem) of stuff to the […] Read more…
From Part 4 … “Each of us has our own story with God. And each of us needs to work out our issues with God…We need to stop comparing our journey with others around us. What is the assignment God has called me to with regards to my children?…” But sometimes, when we look at […] Read more…
From Part 3 … “Children ARE a blessing…” But sometimes we get distracted, overwhelmed and just plain ole tired. So come, let us fix our eyes the Author and Finisher of our faith. Moms, we need to stop comparing ourselves with others (be it our mothers, sisters, BFFs, etc.) I realise that we often like […] Read more…
From Part 2 … The Lord wants mothers to be encouraged to see motherhood as a ministry that should not be farmed out or outsourced. The Lord also wants mothers to be encouraged see our children as blessings all the time. – Post updated on July 2017 – We are not to view them only as […] Read more…
From Part 1 … “But whenever I start feeling this way – discouraged, overwhelmed, in tears, gripped with worry, I remember His words… My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness. And so, this message is as much for you as it is for me. The Lord wants us to BE ENCOURAGED to see […] Read more…