Life as I See It

Another good one from the devotion today.

While reading yesterday, my brain was starting to go on auto-pilot, as it does sometimes, but when I hit this paragraph, I had to stop and reread. It just REALLY hit me in that moment, and I was seriously starting to tear up.

My deepest fears and worries mostly stem around parenthood and feeling like I've failed as a mother and just not feeling "good enough" in general, that I can't do it all or instantly fix every problem or conflict in my life and the lives of the people I love. Most days I know those things aren't true. Most days I'm not actively anxious about these real or perceived problems. But some days they like to pop up and sucker punch me all at once until I'm feeling completely overwhelmed by it all.

Even though I already know it, it's nice to have that reminder that Jesus is there to give me rest on the good days and the days I struggle. That God doesn't expect me to have it all together or fix it all on my own. That I don't have to live up to all these expectations to be worthy of His love and care. He loves and wants me just as I am.

My 10 year old: "Why do you always choose those characters [Anakin on the Light Side and Kylo Ren on the Dark Side]?"