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Maybe you’re familiar with that prayer? I wouldn’t be surprised if you were. Now looking back, I can see how unrealistic my expectations were for her.īecause I was wishing for something like coffee with her every morning…and yet she was already a very busy mom and in the thick of it herself.Īnd that’s when I started to pray – seriously cry out to God - for a godly, encouraging Titus2 woman to come into my life. Needed so much encouragement and direction. And I was grateful for the time we had, but couldn’t help hoping this was only the beginning. My new acquaintance did her best to answer my questions when we met together. Praying for an Encouraging, Wise Mom Friend I really didn’t.īut it was an honest, soul-wrenching question that I’d struggled with to the point of tears…and didn’t know anyone else I could confidently ask. I didn’t want that last question to sound selfish or whiny.

And then, Who pours into me…when I feel like I’m constantly pouring out to others?.

How do you stop being a yelling mom? (a difficult confession).

What do you do when you’re so tired you can’t see straight?.

I had the chance to meet this experienced mother and ask her several questions-the kind that often kept me awake at night. How I longed to hear from someone older and wiser who could relate to what I was walking through-and also understand how very desperately I desired to do it well. My reasons? Mostly because I’d heard she was the mother of seven children.Īnd I was incredibly curious to learn how she did it.

So I asked Matt (more like begged) if he’d introduce me to his new boss’s wife–a complete stranger I’d never met before. Our young family had recently moved to Nashville, Tennessee for my husband’s new role at a Christian publishing company, and I felt more alone and ill-equipped than ever.

You know, being a mother of three children under the age of three at the time? So maybe you could imagine how anxious I must have been to make this next bold move.

Not that I didn’t have any friends at all.īut what I longed for was more than just another mom-friend- what I wanted was someone a little older, a little wiser (okay, a lot wiser), who could come alongside me.Īnd help me figure some of this mom-stuff out.Īnd kindly hold my hand along the beautiful, challenging, motherhood way. I never expected mom life to be quite so hard.