Oasis for MommiesA blog for Christian mothers to share about the journey of motherhood as well as to receive refreshment and encouragement from the Lord through other women walking the same path.

Welcome to the Oasis for Mommies!

I am so excited to be kicking off this new blog!  While I was pregnant, I realized the need to talk to other mommies and mommies-to-be about the fun parts of pregnancy and parenting, as well as the difficult ones.  I found it SO helpful to throw around ideas and thoughts with others that I wanted to open up this blog for women to share how they are doing with this crazy, but wonderful journey of motherhood.  I hope that whether you are a mom living in North America or a mom living overseas that you join us in sharing all that you have learned and continue to learn.

Oprah Winfrey said that motherhood is one of the hardest jobs in the world!  There is truth to that, but it is also one of the best…it is one of the “jobs” I love the most, would do anything to persevere through and would never give up.

As I was reading one of my favorite books recently, Tender Mercy for a Mother’s Soul by Angela Thomas, I was touched and encouraged by the author’s words.  I wanted to share with some of the incredible things God has taught her through her journey.

“The calling of motherhood is not to be a supermom; the calling is to be a woman of God to your children…I know that if my soul is full of the presence of Christ and I am walking by His magnificent strength, then I have more to give to my family. I am a better mother when I am reading my Bible, praying with consistency and power, and pursuing my passions and gifts.  When I hunger for His truth and long for time alone with Him, then I can love my family from the abundance of His love in me.”

The demands of motherhood can engulf us…overwhelm us…it can cause us to feel great amounts of guilt and can cause us to doubt our abilities…

Let this website be an oasis for you all…a place where you can come and meet with other mommies walking the same path.  But above and beyond the community with other mommies, let us encourage one another in our relationship with Jesus Christ who can give us rest, renewal and refreshment to our weary souls.

Some ideas for topics I would like for us to share on this blog are:

• Favorite things about parenthood
• Difficulties during pregnancy
• Fun stories about your children
• What it is like raising your children in an overseas setting
• What you do for “you” time to relax and rejuvenate (feel free to share about products)
• Creative discipline techniques
• Marriage adjustment to new children
• Single Parenting
• How God has blessed and taught you during this process
• Adoption
• How we can serve mothers from other countries living in our community
• Any other topics!

Let me close with this prayer and quote from Angela Thomas:
“I am praying that these words from a broken woman will minister to you right where you are.  I am asking God to step into your crazy life with the tenderness of His affection and the goodness of His love–healing, restoring, leading you step-by-step on your journey of mothering.”

May this new blog be a place where you feel welcomed to share about your children and motherhood!!  Let yourself be refreshed and renewed at the Oasis for Mommies!

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 at 12:36 am and is filed under Devotionals. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.