Episode 2 - How to Move from Fantasy Mom Frustration to Reality Mom Satisfaction

Hey Mama who feels like she’s lost herself and wonders if she’ll ever find herself again…

Proverbs 29:18 says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish…”

As I’ve thought about what I mean when I use the term MomVision, this scripture came to mind with a twist. 

Without a vision, the mamas perish.

Of course, not literally. You’ll live, but you might not live fully. You might not feel alive! You may not recognize the mama in the mirror…because she looks nothing like what you imagined. And you’re not even sure you can remember what she, and by that I mean you, actually envisioned before you led a mom life. 

Nurturing a marriage, raising a family, running a household, juggling careers, side gigs, investing in passions – and how about taking care of you? - can be extremely hard to juggle. 

Whether we know it or not, we may be saying to ourselves, 

“Oh forget it. I’ll get back to my life after I raise my kids.”

Or

“I feel so disconnected from my husband…I guess we’ll be okay as long as we get through this crazy season.”

Or

“Dreams, visions, goals? Ha – I’m just trying to make it through one end of the day to the next.”

Instead of living with energy and joy, we get stuck in automatic mode.

We feel disappointed, disillusioned, ashamed, maybe even a little depressed. Not all of the time, no. But sometimes.  

We find ourselves overcome with To-Dos and To-Bes, shoulds, coulds, comparison, overwhelm, false beliefs, even envy. We are sure others are navigating this stress-filled life better. How do they do it?

We just do the next thing. We’ve become “accidental” moms instead of “Intentional” moms. 

We’re surviving, not thriving…and certainly not savoring this busy mom life. 

That’s why I’m here. I’m the mom who was there, where you are. I’m the mom who messed up. I’m the mom who was on the treadmill. And I’m using my hindsight, the lessons I learned on my journey, to help ease yours.

Change is possible. It isn’t easy, but it is for the most part simple. This is not an overnight transformation. It takes time and commitment. 

We can have the life we want. But it is a step-by-step process. 

Through this episode, we’ll talk about several areas of your life and determine where you are on the scale of dissatisfied to satisfied, surviving to savoring. 

Download the MomVision Surviving or Savoring Survey to assess where you are so you can take concrete steps forward to where you want to be.

Let’s Pray

Oh Lord, life can be so very overwhelming, especially when we add kids to the mix. We want so desperately to be balanced people. To feel good about ourselves, to be well-connected to our partners, to love our children well. We desire to be good friends and good citizens. Will you please help us today to see one small area where we can make an adjustment, invite you into that area, and start to see a little light? Your word says you have given us all we need for life and godliness. Show my sister today that she is loved and accepted completely just as she is. And equip her to make the change that will give her hope and have lasting impact. Bless her today. In Jesus’ name, amen.