Hello, Sweet Mama!

What’s On My Mind Today?

I have something on my mind that I wanted to share with you.

I heard a young mom talking the other day about how painful and discouraging it is to see other moms on social media who appear to have a perfect life or at least have it more together than they do. 

It broke my heart. Because the effect she is allowing it to have on her is paralyzing. 

I want to implore you, especially you younger moms… please stop comparing yourself to other mamas!

I know it’s hard. 

Their Instagram posts look perfectly curated, with the right filters and captions, and perfectly posed babies or children. 

But I would bet money that if you had been in the room or the car or at the pumpkin patch with them, you would’ve seen the real story. 

Crying babies, moms bribing kids with candy or extra iPad time or ice cream (been there done that!), frustrated kids, husbands getting impatient. Not exactly the pretty sight you see on their posts, right?!

And I get it, I don’t post all the yucky behind-the-scenes stuff either. I mean, I guess I’ve always just assumed that we all have the hard stuff and who wants to see more of it? 

Maybe we all need to post more of that messy stuff. 

But what I want you to hear is that there is no perfect mom. 

There is no perfect family or marriage or parent. 

We all have the hard stuff, the messy bits, the stuff that stays off-camera.

Every. Single. One. Of. Us.

So, I want to ask you…

Do you know you are enough and exactly where you need to be? 

{I realize that some religious hounds may come at me for that statement.}

But here’s the thing… if God wanted you to be somewhere else, He would’ve told you, right? 

If He had other plans for you, He would’ve shared those with you. 

He is our GOOD Father and doesn’t withhold His goodness and good plans from us.

Trust that you are exactly who He has made you to be, that you are in exactly the right place, and that you are living the amazing life He designed for you!

He gave you that precious child. They are a gift straight from heaven! You are the one and only Mama your child needs. 

So, trust the process. Trust your gut. Do what is best for you and your family. 

If that means posting beautiful, magazine-worthy photos on Instagram every day, go for it.

If that means staying off of social media to focus on what you need to get back on track with knowing who you are and being confident in yourself, do it!

But let’s cut out the comparisons, okay? 

Let’s celebrate ourselves and each other and where each of us is in life. 

Leave focusing on our differences and thinking we have to measure up to someone else’s life in the garbage bin.

I am sending you an enormous hug and cheering you on! 

XO