Ep. 41: The Truth About “Honest Motherhood” (Part 2)

[@sabl6381]

Thank you for your content. I strayed from my Christian upbringing and spent much of my late teens to late 20s doing everything under the sun aside from getting married at 27 and having my first baby at 30. While the Lord used that time to teach me, and I'm glad in some ways that I don't have many mental "what if"s, the temptation to compare back to that more carefree time is there, and I do wish I had started a family younger. Thank God I have my second child on the way. Better late than never!

[@gracegreenwell2657]

can't wait for a 3rd book!

[@steffa648]

Haha I just noticed your Girl Cave sign on your door 😂😂😂

[@atcg8353]

I love being a Mom and didn't feel like I lost my identity- in most ways I felt like I was living the dream... however 3 years on and 2 more kids later, I do feel like - am I doing it right? In my family being a Mom comes second to working so I was never told to value motherhood. Now I feel like I'm not doing a great job because I don't know if I understand the value of my role. It can feel so monotonous feeding, cleaning, playing, reading the same games... I catch myself thinking- 'should I be working?'... 'Do these monotonous days have value?'.... Can you speak to that?

[@bryersheridan815]

Hi just another mama here :) But yes the monotony matters even cleaning the same messes and living parts of our lives as if we’re Prometheus pushing the stone up the mountain 🏔️ just to have it roll back down and be cursed to do it on repeat forever ♾️ if like Abbie says in the video we just shift our mind set and instead of veiwing life like a never ending we curse if we just slow down and take a minute to think about what’s actually important and our purpose in this life as being mothers our first responsibility is the formation of the souls we have been gifted and that doesn’t mean work and hobbies have to fall away but we should re order in our mind what are the things that will last even after this life and really I often times pause and remind myself that the daily chores just go to show my kids the kinds of habit they ought to have as they grow and move out they will remember mommy always did the dishes after a meal mommy always said pillows and blankets back in the couch before we go out shoes go in the box and coats in the closet and when you go to bed at night tidy the floor in case of emergencies or so you don’t trip when you go potty in the dark all these things that can suck having to do them are the things that teach our kids the importance of self discipline you have to do them even if you don’t want to and it’s for your own good and yes in the moment it can mean a lot of whining or answering a million of the same questions they do indeed learn this stuff as they get older but fruit takes a long time to show it’s not instant it takes years and it is a worthy cause ❤there’s value in changing diapers and being handed boogers or dealing with random fits it shows your children your unconditional love and it shows your humility so we try to do these things will a happy heart and a smile and keep praying through it even if all you can mutter is god help me or god give me grace often hearing myself say these words out loud helps snap me back into a more “okay let’s do this “ type of mode the days are long years are short and kids grow so fast so yes cherish them and yes it’s okay if you break down once in awhile just be humble enough to reconcile properly…. A great book to read is 14 gospel principles for parenting by Paul Tripp and also habits of a household by Justin Whitmel earley I would look into habits of a house hold first he probably nails more of the type of content you’re asking for :) he has a website too hope it helps ❤