We can’t change sinful hearts by our own strength, but Christ’s rescue transforms us into truly humble, hopeful moms.

Sometimes our kids can be the flashlight God uses to shine truth into our lives.

When we see our sin reflected in our children, we have an opportunity to talk to them about their need for grace and God’s power to change us.

Keep applying the gospel again and again—moment-by-moment, prayer-by-prayer, conflict-by-conflict—it focuses our hearts more fully on Christ and conforms us to his image.

When it comes to toiling in the call of motherhood, I often shift my focus from the upward call of Christ (Philippians 3:14) onto my self-constructed image of the "perfect" mom. Instead of working with the energy the the Holy Spirit provides for the work God has put before me, I clench my fists and drag the weight of "not good enough" as I press on to attain my idea of godly motherhood.