S5 EP20: Things Christian Women Don't Say Out Loud: I Love My Kids But Motherhood Is Not What I Expected (Part 3 — Final) | Women Soaring

JUN 2, 202675 MIN
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S5 EP20: Things Christian Women Don't Say Out Loud: I Love My Kids But Motherhood Is Not What I Expected (Part 3 — Final) | Women Soaring

JUN 2, 202675 MIN

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This is the one we saved for last. After two raw, honest, grace-filled episodes on the parts of motherhood nobody talks about — we brought the whole Women Soaring team together for this final motherhood episode. Tayler, Alora, Mary, and Clarissa. All four of us. All in. Because we believed the most honest conversation deserved the most voices around the table.<br /><br />In this final episode of the motherhood portion of our mini-series Things Christian Women Don't Say Out Loud, we go straight into the question nobody wants to answer out loud: Have you ever looked at your children and felt like you had absolutely nothing left to give?<br /><br />And we answer it. Honestly. Without the performance. Without the pretending. Just four moms who have been in the thick of it — three kids in diapers, 5pm with nothing eaten, the kind of tired that sleep doesn't fix — talking about what actually got them through.<br /><br />In this episode we talk about:<ul><li>What it actually feels like to have nothing left — and what to do in that moment</li><li>Three kids in diapers, non-stop days, and the survival mode nobody prepares you for</li><li>Why "God will never give you more than you can handle" is NOT in the Bible — and what He actually does instead</li><li>Elisabeth Elliott's "do the next thing" — the only strategy that works when the whole day feels impossible</li><li>The sanctifying power of being given more than you can handle</li><li>How to rely on God's strength when your own is completely gone</li><li>The mom job description nobody signed up for — but billions of women are living every single day</li><li>Finding your community even when it doesn't look like what you expected</li><li>What happens when you show up anyway — and God meets you there</li><li>The closing prayer over every mom listening who is running on empty right now</li></ul>Scripture anchors:<ul><li>Lamentations 3:22-23 — "His mercies are new every morning."</li><li>2 Corinthians 12:9 — "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness."</li></ul>This episode ends with a prayer over you. Over the mom who is barely holding on. Over the mom who hasn't eaten since breakfast. Over the mom who just needs someone to see her today. We see you. God sees you. And His mercies are new tomorrow.<br /><br />🎙️ Women Soaring Podcast is a faith-based podcast for Christian women, military spouses, and first-responder families. New episodes drop every Tuesday. Subscribe so you never miss a conversation.<br /><br />📖 Read the full blog at women-soaring.com <br />📱 Follow us on Instagram: @thewomensoaring<br />💙 Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/thewomensoaring<br /><br />Women Soaring: Wherever You're Sent — Real Faith. Real Women. Real Life.<br /><br /><b>You can now watch our Podcasts on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmq_VD4MjZuyVLthz8WRjRQ" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WS YouTube Page</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thewomensoaring" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WS INSTAGRAM</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/thewomensoaring" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">WS FACEBOOK</a><br /><br /><a href="https://gmail.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Contact Us</a></b>