Elizabeth Santelmann A Devoted Mama
There’s such a wide range of “right choices” for family culture! Don’t lose your family’s unique culture and gifts in the middle of the noise.
August 23, 2022 1 Comment
There’s such a wide range of “right choices” for family culture! Don’t lose your family’s unique culture and gifts in the middle of the noise.
I used to think my testimony wasn’t very interesting. How could sharing my testimony encourage someone else to love and follow God? I didn’t have any huge transformation. God didn’t save me out of an addiction or abuse. As I’ve listened to other believers recount their testimonies, my heart ached with them over the hardships that they endured. I never wanted my testimony to have the appearance of bragging or to add to the pain of what they already endured.
Several years ago, after battling years of infertility while trying to get pregnant with our first two children, I found myself miraculously pregnant with our third child naturally. I remember the morning I got the positive pregnancy test. My feet barely touched the stairs as I bounded up the steps from our basement bathroom to the kitchen to tell my husband I was pregnant. I practically shrieked, “I’m pregnant!” to my husband who by this time was concerned with my joyful hysteria.
Mamas, I encourage you to view your children, your family, your responsibility and role as a true gift from God! In a world that likes to view children as a hindrance and a burden, view them as the true blessing that they are.
Quiet time during the little years… Did you read that and snicker? Or maybe you rolled your eyes and thought, “Not another person telling me how I’m doing it all wrong.”
Mama, this is for you!
When you have little kids running around, finding time to read between diaper changes, running to different extra curricular activities, and making dinner can be hard to do! I am right there with you! But one thing I’ve discovered is that reading is exactly what I need to do, even when it seems all but impossible to squeeze in to an already busy schedule.