This is my newest article for Risen Motherhood You can read the entire article here.
Two Sundays ago, I stood with my friend Jo at the Connections Center after service. Usually, we see each other coming and going—our girls are the same age and overlap in several activities. But she started a part-time job working at our church this last year, and something in her eyes made me stop for more than half a minute. We chatted for a bit, and then something in her bubbled up.
“I’m overwhelmed, Ann.”
I nodded, understanding what she was talking about. We wear a lot of similar hats—we’re both working moms in ministry families, we’re both homeschooling moms, and we both have daughters on the cusp of being tweens (along with some younger brothers in the mix). Some days—most days—life feels like a weighty burden of responsibilities and longings.
“I know, Jo. I know the feeling.”
And I did. I do.
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