HeyJaredRe:Motherhood
I’m not here to give motherhood advice. I’m here for the mom wrestling with anxious, intrusive thoughts and wondering where God is in the chaos.
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re:Becoming | When Motherhood Changes You in Ways You Never Expected (opens the original)
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re:Becoming is a five-part conversation with three mothers about the unexpected ways motherhood intersects with mental health, faith, suffering, grace, and identity. I asked each woman the same five questions, and their answers reveal three very different journeys through motherhood. And some remarkably similar places of hope. Let’s dive in.*******************************************************Motherhood changes us in ways we expect and in ways we never could have anticipated.Three mothers. Thr
Please Send Help (opens the original)
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Eyes opened but turned inwardRacing mind and racing heartA nervous system shotReading the Word but feeling depletedWriting in a journal but feeling no releaseWhere is my relief?Checking off my listBible. journal. prayer.Nervous system still in disrepairWhere is my help?When chaos ensues, “look for the helpers.”“Who wants to be my big helper today?”Please help me clean up this house! “You are being such a help right now!”Motherhood marches onI am still herein this hole.Please h
What Makes a Good Mom? (opens the original)
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If motherhood were the very last smear of peanut butter at the bottom of the jar, I would be the knife, scraping the very last bit of motherhood out for the day. Or to put another way, if the garage door were closing suddenly, there I would be, rolling sideways under the door at the very last second. To say the least, today was not a winning day. And it’s in these days, as I’m beating myself up for every little way I did not give my best, that I wonder what makes a good mom, anyways? Because her
Motherhood Moment | re: one more step (opens the original)
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Hello mama! I hope you are doing well as you open this Motherhood Moment! And thank you so much for being here. It means the world. Quite literally.I had to laugh at ‘s note when she mentioned to the world of Substack that Fall is just not here yet. Yes, I love the Fall. I want cooler mornings, colored leaves, and windows open. But I do know we are still in the dead of summer in the south no matter what fickle Georgia weather throws our way. You’r
My Beach Ballerina (opens the original)
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Tentative toes tip into high tideShe takes two stepsThe water rushes forward four stepsBack back backA splashA whitecapTipped overSparkling eyes match the glittering sun on the ripplesFun?She questions itVast?Her eyes get bigTiptoes digging in the sandMaking her momentary mark on moving sandTempting the waves with her laugh and smileThe waves match her playfulness.Their dance brings me joy.My beautiful bare-toed beach ballerinaI look at her dance and see the expanse of my motherhood<
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