3 for moms & 6 for the brokenhearted (often one and the same)
#52, #53, #54 Something I understand with deep intimacy is the gnarly tangle of joy and sorrow that is motherhood. Parenting is hard! Those little beasts give me the best highs and the most gut-wrenching lows. And, I worry. Man, do I worry. Many of the concerns that came in were for your children or your parents but three women in particular touched on something that I think we all fear: Am I enough? Am I keeping every fragile ball perfectly balanced? Forget perfectly! As long as they aren't in a thousand pieces on the floor I'm doing ok, right? Why doesn't it feel that way? Again, for the people in the back: parenting is hard! I joined these women in their honesty and laid my own insecurities down as I prayed for each of them. May you seek refuge in the Father's arms and know how perfectly equipped you are. May you find restorative rest. The cousin of heartbreak, disappointment. The six clovers above wen...