Serving God in the Ordinary

These past 6 months have felt very quiet and routine. And I have wrestled with my lack of excitement of serving God in the most ordinary of places- being a stay at home mom. The truth is some days are filled with hugs and kisses, and other days are exhausting and not-so-glamorous.

Often I think I should be doing MORE for God, more to serve outside my home, more to help our family financially, more to make an impact on those hurting around me. And I have really wrestled with that this year. I want to do all those things… yet I find myself today pouring myself into our children and knowing this is where I’m called to be.

Carolina BriggsFebruary 12, 2019Motherhood

Finding Light in the Darkness

To the mother of a colicky newborn,

I see you standing by the crib, frozen with emotions too frenzied for words.

Not knowing why the screams won’t stop.

Knowing that you can barely take it anymore.

The walls are closing in.

The waves of exhaustion are rocking your body.

The tears come.

You sit down because you can barely stand.

The room is dark, and the screams continue.

You can’t make them stop.

You have tried everything, and nothing works.

You have cried out to God, and in your dark haze, doubted he heard your call.

Jessica HundleySeptember 6, 2018Trials, Motherhood

Baby Steps

“My daughter was crawling by nine months. She was walking one month later and running by her first birthday.” “Mine too” another momma responded. I was sitting in a mall play area as a group of mothers talked about the timing of their kiddos big milestones. I smiled and nodded appropriately. My 18 month old daughter stood by me, holding both my hands. I wanted to share my story with these sweet mommas but something was holding me back. I didn’t want to tell them about my daughter’s struggles. Or mine. I didn’t want them to judge me. I didn’t want to tell them how I sometimes judged myself.