Can I be honest with you? If I could, I would stay right where I am and never leave my comfort zone, but that wouldn’t be living the life God has called me to live. Opening myself up to share part of my story isn’t the most comfortable thing to do. It’s certainly not comfortable admitting our weaknesses either, but that is when growth begins.
Read MoreBut with every small victory—the occasional moments when I am able to practice gentleness with my 4-year-old, despite how mad I am that he just pushed his little brother down the steps—a change takes place in me. My capacity for gentleness grows. I had no idea how much virtue I lacked in the realms of gentleness, self-control, and patience. Motherhood moved my focus from an external sense of stability and social validation to a much deeper internal need for God’s grace and guidance—inevitably helping me rely more on God’s fatherhood.
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