by ParticularlyCALLED | May 28, 2021 | Endurance, Personal Growth
This May I dedicated my blog to living motherhood as a calling. I spent some time revisiting past posts in which I have reflected on what motherhood has taught me, what makes it beautiful, and what makes it hard. Many days are hard. Most days are messy. Post-Partum...
by ParticularlyCALLED | May 24, 2021 | Discernment
“Lord, if it is you, bid me come to you upon the water.” “Come,” He said. – Matthew 14:28-29 Do Whatever He tells you – Luke 16:10 More than 20 years ago, I made a young and impetuous vow to myself and to God that I would do His...
by ParticularlyCALLED | Jun 13, 2020 | Personal Growth |
In many respects I am the last person who should ever be writing about this topic. God as Father? Childlike faith has almost always had an impossible and, if we are being perfectly honest, even slightly repulsive ring to it in my mind. My whole childhood I LONGED to...
by ParticularlyCALLED | Apr 25, 2020 | Personal Growth |
Parenthood. My calling. For the longest time I couldn’t decide how I felt about that… 6 kids in, maybe I am finally starting to get it. I never planned on being a mother. I never envisioned kids, chaos, or constantly feeding people. That wasn’t my dream…...
by ParticularlyCALLED | Apr 25, 2020 | Self-Acceptance
I’m not going to lie, up until pretty much writing this post, I’ve resented being a mother. People tell me, “Just enjoy it, they grow up so fast” …but all I feel is my blood starting to boil a little bit. I’m not saying I regret having children, because I don’t. I...
