The Making of A Mother ( How to Overcome Failure)

"I’m not so good at sewing buttons and I’m sporadic in bread-baking, but one thing I do pretty well is mess up.

I’m not sure there are any words more frequently bounced around the heart of a mom than some version of “I’m a failure.” (I heard that amen.)

In fact, I am prone to wake up in the middle of the night only to start rehearsing all the ways I’m letting my kids down, all the inadequacies and deficiencies, what I’m not giving them, and on and on. Until one night around 3am, as I was praying all my fretting back to the Lord, He’d had enough.

“Are you trusting in your good parenting, or are you trusting in Me?” He asked point blank."

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.."Her skill set ranges from changing poopy diapers, catching vomit in her hands, probing body cavities for missing small objects, planning arts and crafts for small children, creating a loving environment for her family, and lassoing the moon."

A Mother's Introduction