I used to pray for patience. I don’t anymore. Because I’ve learned something about how God answers that prayer. Motherhood doesn’t just test your patience.It tests your faith. It tests what you believe about God when you’re exhausted.When you’ve repeated yourself ten times.When you’re praying for change, and nothing seems to shift.When you’re showing up…
Fear vs. Trust: When Both Exist at the Same Time
Fear has a way of being loud. When it showed up for me, my thoughts were racing in every direction. I’m a planner by nature, and this was something I couldn’t plan out. There were too many unknowns, too many variables, too many moments where I didn’t have the answers I wanted or needed. Before…
Patient Parenting Begins with Grace, Not Guilt
Guilt has a way of showing up quietly in motherhood — especially when patience runs thin. It’s the feeling that settles in after you snap.The replay in your mind of words you wish you could take back.The heavy thought that says, “I should be better than this by now.” I struggle with that guilt more…