No More Perfect Moms 31 Day Challenge : Day 3

Day 3
 

“We need courage to be honest with ourselves that perfection is impossible. We need to cut ourselves some slack. See ourselves through eyes of grace. Love ourselves… Imperfections included.” –Jill Savage, NO MORE PERFECT MOMS 
 

It takes courage to admit our mistakes and imperfections. To do so means opening ourselves up to the judgment and criticism of others. 
 

If she knew how I yelled at my kids, would she still want to be my friend?
 

If people find out that our marriage is struggling, will they look down on us? 
 

If we can find the courage to live authentically, sharing our struggles and our celebrations, we might just discover our fears are unfounded. And maybe, if we find the courage to be open and honest with others, they’ll find the courage to be open and honest with us.  It’s definitely worth the risk.
 

Challenge:  If sharing your imperfections is foreign ground, start small and take a chance! Share an imperfect mom moment with your moms group, on Facebook, or on the No More Perfect Moms  website. You may be pleasantly surprised to learn you’re not alone!

There is no fear in love.  But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18

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No More Perfect Moms 31 Day Challenge : Day 2

Day 2

“Most of the time pride and humility play a tug-of-war inside of us. Pride believes “I can do it myself,” and humility says, “I can’t do this without you, God.”  –Jill Savage, NO MORE PERFECT MOMS

 

As moms, we’re used to days full of multi-tasking. We spend our minutes trying to accomplish as much as possible before the next interruption. Sometimes it’s easy to think we can do it all.
 

Then, out of nowhere, we’re hit with a day where everything seems to go wrong. The car won’t start. The kids’ whining increases exponentially. It’s cold. The house is a mess. We don’t have the energy to do anything.

 

When the bad days hit, our weaknesses seem to slap us in the face. This is when we’re more likely to admit we can’t do this mothering thing alone.  The truth is, to be effective moms we need to depend on the only perfect parent there is, our Heavenly Father. The bad days aren’t fun, but they help us see this truth more clearly. The challenge is remembering to depend on Him on the days when everything is going right.
 

Challenge: If today has been “one of those days,” take a minute to thank God for the hard stuff. Thank Him that He can shine His light through the broken places in your life.  If today has been full of accomplishments, thank God for the energy and focus needed to get things done. 

Don’t be deceived, my dear brothers. Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.  James 1:16-17

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No More Perfect Moms 31 Day Challenge : Day 1

Have you heard of this? Focus on the Family had a great broadcast the other day with Jill Savage. She wrote the book No More Perfect Moms and I cannot wait to read it! If you give a donation to Focus on the Family, they'll send you a copy for free!

She also has this 31 day challenge and I think it's going to be amazing... who wants in???

Click here to sign up.

Day 1

“I’m an Imperfect Mom, and That’s Okay.” 

Here’s a summary of one mom’s day, “I lost my patience with my son today, I missed a doctor’s appointment, and you can’t see the floor of my living room.”  Can you relate? If we’re honest, we all have moments of feeling like we deserve the “worst mother of the year” award. If you've ever felt like that, you’re not alone. 
 

Yet in spite of our imperfections, one thing we often succeed at is disguising our insecurities and shortcomings. It’s hard to admit that it’s okay to be imperfect, even though the reality is, to be human is to be imperfect.  It’s ok to mess up. It’s ok to say the wrong thing. It’s ok to forget. For as long as we’re humans, we will make mistakes.

Over the next 31 days of this No More Perfect Mom e-mail challenge,  we’ll acknowledge, accept, and learn from our mess-ups;  we’ll judge and compare our fellow moms less;  and, at the end of the month, we’ll be able to say with confidence, “I’m an imperfect mom, and that’s okay.”

Challenge: Sometime today, find a mirror.  Look yourself straight in the eyes and admit imperfection.  In the same breath, before you can beat yourself up over this, tell yourself imperfection is okay.  It’s normal, and you’re not alone. 

Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.  Philippians 1:6

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HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

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Angel Armies

I love this song by Chris Tomlin. 

And the lyrics.

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One Last Hurrah

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Praying For Your Husband - ALL

I've been getting a lot of requests for the last few days of the Praying For Your Husband series and here it is! I'm so sorry I haven't posted them yet. FAIL.

I hope to do a series about children next. Nancy Leigh Demoss is amazing and has some specifically for them. They need our prayers, too!! Let me know how the Husband prayers have changed things for you - have you started praying more? Let's all get back into it!

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Here's to our hubbies!

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