How Do You?
How do you balance motherhood While running a business Taking care of yourself And being all the things for all the people
How do you make the meals and wash the clothes While always being something for everyone else Continually giving away little bits of yourself Wondering if you’ll ever get to be more fully you
How do you transport the people to all the places While being active and showing up on social media But also limiting screen time And setting down your phone so you’re actually present for the ones you love most
How do you make room for the Spirit While driving from here to there Fielding endless questions, protests and interruptions About things that don’t always have answers or explanations
How do you capture what God’s put on your heart While being bombarded with stimulation and distractions Relegated to following a list of rules and recipes That need to be followed if you’re going to find ‘success’
How do you shepherd your kid’s hearts While your own is swirling with its own wrestling Wondering where their life ends and yours begins Questioning if this space is where you belong at all
How do you make space for relationship While managing an online presence When deep connection and intimacy Is what your heart craves most
How do you dedicate time to your craft While spending all your energy planning content Showing up so others have more of you Rather than the people who are actually in the same room as you
How do you behold Jesus While rushing from appointments to activities Your mind a constant mess of to dos Overwhelmed with everything you’re holding
How do you make space for creativity While also marketing yourself Taking precious time away From those things that bring you the most joy
How do you love others well While your eyes are filled with comparison Stealing your delight and wonder Unable to see the goodness and beauty in your own
How do you show up in fullness While feeling the pressure to constantly be online Because without your presence They forget that you’re even there
How do you grieve a dream While simultaneously watching others build theirs Seeing yours slip through the cracks Knowing there’s beauty in surrendering it to the Lord to do with it what He will
How do you steward your gifting While balancing multiple platforms and accounts Spreading yourself thin That you have no time for what God is calling you to
How do you be all things to all people While also pursuing your God given desires To use the talents He’s given you Ones that light your soul on fire and bring forth beauty in the world
How do you live authentically While your eyes constantly behold the ‘perfect’ life everyone is trying to portray Feeling like a shallow and superficial version Of a whole and beautiful life you were actually created to live
So tell me, How do you?
“You do it in my strength, Not your own”