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An Interruption

Kissing mothers, Kindred Grace

I am interrupting your regularly scheduled 31 Days installment to let you know that today, I’m sharing over at Kindred Grace.  I am talking about a book a friend gave me that changed my view of parenting.  Actually, it changed my view of myself as a parent, because if we are being honest here, and I hope you’ve come to expect that by now, I’ve never felt very good about the kind of mother I am.

I knew I was an introvert, but I couldn’t help feeling guilty when, by the end of the day, I just wanted them to be somewhere other than in my space.  I felt so drained by the day-in and day-out with my own children, even though I loved and enjoyed them, that engaging other relationships was very difficult.  I felt I didn’t have anything left for anyone else. 

Even going to church was challenging.  I had to wrangle children for three hours straight and still reach out to others.  Family events and large group gatherings pushed me to the brink of panic.  I felt overloaded with faces and snippets of conversation and the ever-present concern about where my children were at that very moment.  I felt like motherhood was making me more an introvert than ever, and I felt incredibly guilty about it.

What was going on?  You’ll have to jump over to my friends at Kindred Grace to find out.  I hope you will.  They’ll have a cozy chair waiting just for you.

Don’t worry–I’ll be back with Day 5 of our 31 Days series, From Enemy to Heir, a bit later.  So grab a cup of coffee and go visiting.  I think you’ll be glad for this little interruption.

 

 

 

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I believe you can find grace for the mother you are and help to become the mother you long to be—a mom who has the freedom to choose the better things and enjoy her kids right now.

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