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Learn As You Go

I was listening to a podcast yesterday about making your marriage a priority during motherhood. It was a good reminder that this season of the never ending mundane days, the chaotic schedules and sleepless nights is a season, and seasons come and go thank goodness! The spark that was ever present early on is dimmed out. Getting up early just to make him breakfast isn’t the biggest priority because you have been up with kids half the night. The date nights seem few and far between because the chaos of the kids’ schedules take up too much time. Instead of spending time together when the kids are in bed, you are on your phone. There are a million and one excuses that you can use as to why your marriage isn’t a priority anymore. What happens when twenty years from now and your kids are gone; who are you left with, a stranger or your best friend? During this season it is so hard to continue to make your marriage a priority. Motherhood is exhausting, you give so much of yourself sometimes the last thing you want to do is keep giving. Making your marriage…

Provision

I recently listened to a podcast by Craig Groeschel, and it was on the book of Habakkuk. I have honestly never really paid much attention to this book, because it’s not focused on as one of the big stories. So after listening to this podcast it really left me inspired to read more into it. The meaning of the name Habakkuk is embrace. Throughout the book of Habakkuk the meaning to his name is so beautiful because you truly learn how Habakkuk embraced Gods truth and trusted Him through the valleys and in the waiting. I know that I am not the only one who has struggled with waiting to see God’s provision in things that happen in my life. It is so difficult to wait because being patient is not something that comes easily to us. It is hard to be faithful sometimes when you are going through the valley. It’s hard to still hold onto your faith because true faith is believing when you cannot see, believing in the unknown.  How long, O Lord? I cry for help but you do not listen! I cry out to you, “Violence!” but…