How to Cultivate Joy
Joy isn’t a natural response to difficult circumstances or suffering, but with God, we can experience the fruit of the Spirit, joy. 5 ways to cultivate joy.
Author: This Grateful Mama
Elaine Stores is a wife and mom of three who loves Jesus and has a heart to encourage women, especially moms. She knows what it’s like to desire to serve God and love our people fiercely but still make mistakes and forget our worth. At This Grateful Mama, you’ll be encouraged to take the truth of God’s uncommon grace into every area of your life. Get to know this coffee-loving, chapstick-addicted Minnesotan with an affinity for popcorn and sour candy.
Waiting Well When The Season Runs Long
Waiting well isn’t easy, especially when we can’t see the end. Are you in a waiting season? 6 ways to to wait well when the season runs long.
Finding God in the Ordinary of Motherhood
The Minnesota winter days feel long and repetitive. Especially with 5 days of cancelled school due to extreme cold and snow. Yesterday, a new record for snowfall in the month of February was set, which is impressive for a state as snowy as Minnesota.
Are You A Name Caller?
I felt immediate regret. My obvious failure in giving a rational and appropriate response left me feeling defeated. So when that familiar voice whispered, “You’re a terrible mother,” I believed it. I opened the door to mom-guilt and let it rush on in.
We Don’t Have To Be Mom Enough
There is freedom in admitting only God is enough. Then we can place our problems, and our children’s problems, in His capable hands. We stop living in reaction to circumstances, rest in His peace and hope in things unseen. As we trust God, seeking His will in our hardest circumstances, He gives new perspective of impossible problems. His eternal perspective.