Day 9: Creating community

As part of this Lenten practice of time,  I've decided to take on reading a book.  At this exact moment in life,  the idea of reading a book cover to cover in 40 days is almost as absurd as trying to climb Everest. But, the whole idea is to create space for God to speak -- So, I found an appropriate book - 

"Desperate: Hope for the mom who needs to breathe" 

and  I dove in choking back emotions I hardly give myself time to feel.  In reading it,  I was reminded that no matter the circumstances,  mothering small children is hard and in one way or another all moms could all use support and a bit of grace as they try to dance the dance.

So,  I reached out to mom's I know on Facebook and asked if any wanted to join this Lenten journey of finding God in the every day grind. Not sure if anything will come of it,  but I have long wanted to create a stronger community of women around myself to share the journey of motherhood with. All my attempts over the past few years have not really turned into anything, but I've realized a big part of finding God is looking. We were made for community and I know that somewhere out there I will find opportunities to connect in deep, authentic ways.

There is a part of me that feels like God knew how big my challenges would be in this season of life and how much my heart pushes me to give and decided that maybe full blown community is more than I can handle right now. But we were not meant to journey alone, particularly as mothers. Motherhood is meant to be a supported journey and so, I press on -- looking for creative ways to build relationships, to renew my spirit, to share my journey.