Motherhood is hard. While being a mom is a desirable and godly calling, sometimes patience wears thin and hearts race. If you're struggling today, read and be encouraged.
Mom, Are You Struggling? This Is for You
Tag: Motherhood
Free Devotional Adapted from God Is Still Good
It's launch day for God Is Still Good! To celebrate, here's a free 5-day devotional adapted from the book. Visit the resource page for more freebies.
It’s Release Week for God Is Still Good! ✨
"God Is Still Good: Gospel Hope and Comfort for the Unexpected Sorrows of Motherhood" releases this week.
God Is Still Good: Pre-Order Info & Spotify Playlist
God Is Still Good: Gospel Hope and Comfort for the Unexpected Sorrows of Motherhood releases on January 17. Pre-order a copy and listen to my Spotify playlist today!
Advent for Moms: We Gaze in Wonder at Jesus
God invites us to gaze in wide-eyed wonder at the only one who is worthy of our worship, Jesus Christ our Lord. We don’t have to wait for some future day. We can adore him right now, in the middle of motherhood with all its particular joys and challenges. We worship him for becoming like us and making a way for us to become like him.
What John Piper Has Taught Me about Motherhood and Suffering
God has used John Piper to teach me three truths related to motherhood and suffering that have given me great hope in my sorrow. The first is that we will suffer as mothers. That reality would be devastating apart from God’s promise that our pain as his children will not be wasted. Not only does God offer us future hope; his Word also sustains us in our suffering.
Presence Matters in Motherhood
So much of motherhood is about presence, not performance. It’s about being present with and for our children in a thousand moments that make up their early years and beyond.
A Prayer for Moms Who Desire Joy
Dear Lord, I’m thinking today of the mom who desires joy, but when she considers her present circumstances, all she sees are challenges.
The Difference? This Time, I Am a Mother
I see many parallels between 9/11 and the pandemic of 2020. What is the main difference—for me—between these two life-changing events? This time, I am a mother.
Manna for Mamas: Ten Go-to Bible Verses for Motherhood
Here are ten go-to Scripture verses that have sustained me in both mundane and profound moments of desperate motherhood. They are manna for mamas, and they remind us that motherhood isn’t just about us and our babies. Motherhood is another means of sanctification that points us to our Savior—Jesus, the Word made flesh, the bread of heaven that satisfies our souls for eternity.
Katie Faris 