Are you a drained mom?
Tired? Worn-out? Whatever you call it, it happens to the best of moms. Sometimes all you need is to know that you are not alone. You are so not alone. And to prove it here’s a list of posts from fellow mommies across the blogosphere that will encourage you to get up and do it all over again tomorrow – except better!
Blog 1. Hope for the Weary Mom
“I tell myself that I’m a mom. My children, my family…they are my first and most important ministry, my high calling. If I were a mother worthy of her calling, why would I need to get away? I should be able to stand up and do this life….to walk this road and not fall down. So you see how the guilt and self condemnation can be heaped right on top of all of it.” – Megan
But is that the escape that Jesus has planned for the drained mom? Click HERE to read more.
Blog 2. To Love Honor and Vacuum
“Unfortunately, by the time the Parenting Power Struggle rages in the teen years winning it is much harder. It’s easier to have an effect when children are younger. Yet too many parents give up in the early years, perhaps without even realizing it…But what happens when we throw in the towel too early? We don’t end the Parenting Power Struggle. We simply delay it.” – Sheila Wray Gregoire Read More HERE
Don’t throw in the towel just because you are a drained mom!
Blog 3. Growing Home Blog
“I’m told by seasoned mothers whose children have flown the nest that one day you will have time to bake, and sew, sell handmade goodies and keep a spotless house, but you’ll probably wish you still had the company of several little people who think you’re the world. To help keep my priorities aligned properly, there are several good things that I just don’t do” – Jacinda Vandenberg Read more HERE
I love Jacinda’s open confessions. Any drained mom will be encouraged by her list.
Blog 4. The Better Mom
“She was beautiful alright, but not the greatest sleeper. She wanted to nurse all night long and it took some of the fun out of it, if you know what I mean? So I’d been doing this all-night party thing for several weeks when I started getting delirious. A little loco. One night I found myself walking with her in circles until 2 am when finally….at last…got the baby darling to sleep. I gently tucked her in bed and quietly crawled in next to my sound-out husband.” – Ruth
Read more HERE about how Ruth was a drained mom – and how she got things back on track.
Blog 5. US! The Glo Girl Blog
Read Emily’s post on how to avoid a serious case of drained mom guilt.
“Maybe you drank caffeine when you were pregnant. Maybe you can’t breast feed. Maybe you can’t afford private school. Maybe you forgot to pack your son’s lunch. Maybe you make your children do their own laundry. Maybe you work outside the home. Maybe you’re in night school…Chances are, you don’t have to think very hard to find a reason to feel guilty as a mom.” – Emily
Read More from Emily HERE
And if you are still feeling like a drained mom, you need a good laugh. You should read about my own crazy mom-life:
Why struggling with the kids at bedtime is good for you
and…
An Apology to Expecting Parents
I hope you are feeling refreshed already! Shed that drained mom mentality and seek to glorify God in all you do today!
Were you encouraged by any of these blogs? Leave me a comment and let me know!