Right Where You’re Supposed to Be

As a mom I often wonder if I’m enough for my family and friends. So often I used to think I was always behind everything. Behind on laundry. Behind on purpose. Behind on who I was supposed to be.

But when I stop, take a breathe and pray, I remember this truth I so often forget:

And one of the biggest questions I’ve carried is this and actually I still carry:
Am I missing something God is calling me to? What am I supposed to be doing?
Or worse… what if I already missed it?

But then I stop, breathe, pray — and remember the truth I so often forget:

I’m right where I’m supposed to be.
I’m in the season God has placed me in.
I’m not the same woman I was five years ago.
And I’m not even the same mom I was two years ago.
I’m growing into who God is calling me to be — just like my kids are growing too.

Are We Losing Sight of the Season We’re In?

Motherhood is full of seasons — and it’s easy to miss the one we’re in. How often do we miss the joy of the current season?

Sometimes we long for the past, remembering the little years when our kids needed us constantly. I’ve been feeling that a lot lately. My son JJ just outgrew another size of shorts this month. I miss the boy who used to snuggle up with me without hesitation and called me mommy. Now it’s just mom.

Other times, we look ahead, thinking the next season will be easier. But deep down, we know it won’t. It will just be different.

Maybe you’re in the early years — navigating tantrums, potty training or terrible two’s.
Maybe you’re in a season of transition, juggling homeschool/homework and work.
Maybe you’re carrying this invisible weight — grief, anxiety, guilt or exhaustion.

Wherever you are, you are not behind.
You are not failing, you are being refined.

We’re Not Who We Were — And That’s a Good Thing Too

Just like our kids grow, we’re always growing too.

We’re not supposed to be the same as we were before. Honestly I believe we’re always going to have seasons that we will stretched, tested, strengthened and reshaped us.

We’ve learned — and are still learning — how to:

Advocate fiercely
Let go gracefully
Show up even when we’re tired
Speak with compassion
Surrender what we can’t control ( I know this one is so hard)

And God doesn’t waste a single piece of it — not the hard days, the small wins or the quiet obedience no one sees. Those quiet moments can be some of the most precious moments we have.
The hardest seasons often become the ones that grow us the most.

Your Gifts Are Still There (Even If They Look Different Now)

Some days, I miss the old version of me — the one who knew her purpose and felt confident in it.

Before the kids.
Before the trauma.
Before the daily juggle of motherhood, homeschooling, business and healing.

But here’s what I’ve come to believe:

God didn’t take away my gifts.
He’s just reshaping how I use them.

If you would have asked me a few years ago would I be working with moms to create routines and rhythms that work for them and their family, I would have laughed. See I’ve learned so much about mom life. Like I’m not writing as often as I used to, but now I speak more truth to the kiddos.
I’m not creating like I used to, but now I get to create in so many different ways.

I’m also get to lead our home with love and patience, even on the hard days.

Your purpose may not be flashy and that’s okay. It doesn’t need to be, but we need to be faithful in what we are doing.
And in God’s eyes — that’s what matters.