#bringyourmess
#BRINGYOURMESS- What began as a simple hashtag I used to try and convey the sort of community God had burdened me to begin back in fall of 2016, has turned into our Agape Moms mantra, a simple saying that has given many mamas the courage to come for the first time. To come out from behind theirs screens, from the pseudo-connection of their social media worlds, from the sudden loneliness that cripples many moms transitioning from working to mom-ing, and having to have some serious identity checks. “Does my worth come from what I do? What about when no one sees what I do, and the amount of butts I wipe and messes I clean, Every. Single. Day.”
Things get messy real fast in the mom world, and it’s easy to hide behind our Instagram reels of happy moments, that are likely sandwiched between messy moments before and after the perfect snap.
When I tried to capture this cute pic of me and my kids in our new shirts for Agape Moms, that say “bring your mess” and “I’m the mess” for the kids, I wanted there to be some “mess” visible, so I opened my minivan for you to see the Cheerios, toys and other random things. But, I couldn’t have planned the sudden crying, fighting and need for a bandaid, followed by a sit-down-won’t-take-a-picture-strike any better! Oh and I think that’s sweat or baby drool on my shirt, not sure which, but perfect placement! This is real life motherhood.
Beyond the comedy and relatability of #bringyourmess is our shared desperate need for Jesus. At Agape Moms we’ve stopped pretending and performing that we have it figured out, and we’ve stopped trying to fix our messes alone, instead we’re bent on declaring that only JESUS can fix our messes!
You need to #bringyourmess with us because we were created to do life in community where others can lovingly support us, pray for us and point us back to Jesus way better than we ever could alone. This tribe has been life changing for every single one of us, and so we’ll keep sharing about it for the “one” who might need to see this.
We also created shirts and hats that display our our mantra because it invites conversation about your Agape Moms tribe as you go about every day, messy-mom life. These help to spread the word about your group, create community within your tribe, are helpful when launching your group, and to continually offer to new members. More colors and shirt styles are available in the Agape Moms Shop and we can also accommodate new designs ideas, just message us!