Welcome to a new year, fellow moms! It is a time for new goals and fresh beginning, right? But, perhaps you find yourselves, like me, thinking these kinds of defeated thoughts in January…
“What happened to our plans for family worship last year?!”
“When it comes to patience with my kids, I had such great intentions and not so much follow-through.”
“Did my children stay on track with their personal devotions? Did we?”
“I said I wanted to be more intentional about being a fun mom with my kids last year, but feel like I failed.”
It’s so easy to beat ourselves up. Making new goals while looking back on the past year can be an overwhelming process, especially if you are a task-oriented, perfectionist-driven kind of mom. Some of us can rightly confess our own overwhelming tendency to make accomplishing a task an idol. We stress our families out, and do whatever it takes to check off the list, sometimes at the expense of honoring Christ and blessing others with a Christ-like attitude. Others of us tend to shy away from setting any kind of goals for fear of pressure, disappointment, or the sense of failure. We may not put pressure on those we love, but we often find ourselves defeated or not measuring up because we compare ourselves to a standard that is unreachable and unrealistic. [Read more...]
