Finding Joy in Marriage & Motherhood, Janet Quinlan

This episode is a replay from 2023, but I thought it was especially timely during this season of Lent.
We all judge.  Some more than others.  Those who judge others, are often victims of judging - their own.
We're very good at judging ourselves - of seeing all the ways in which we fail or don't measure up.  We're good at comparing ourselves to other women and quickly seeing where we don't measure up, as opposed to seeing the gifts and talents we have.

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As wives, mothers, friends, and women of the world, a lot is asked of us every day!  But the most important thing we can do every day is to pray for the men in our lives - our husband and our sons especially - that they will have the faith, hope, and love of St. Joseph.  We pray that they will be strong in the face of all the temptations the world has to offer to reject all that is good, beautiful, and True.  
We pray that our husbands have the strength, courage, and humility to live God's will for them every day.
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So often, we think that we "are just who we are".  We don't realize that we can actually decide who we want to be.  
We can decide what kind of moms we want to be, what kind of spouse we want to be, and what kind of friend or employee we want to be.
Whatever our stories or beliefs we had from childhood about ourselves, don't have to continue to define who we are now as adults.
Who DO you want to be?
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When we fall in love, we put all kinds of energy and anticipation into the relationship. We can’t wait to see him again, and when we do, our heart flutters a bit.
When we become pregnant, maybe especially with our first baby, once we get through the 1st trimester of morning sickness, we are full of excited anticipation to welcome this new little life into our our lives.
We don’t think of the cost of sleepless nights, a crying baby that can’t be consoled, or teaching and reminding our children to contribute to the upkeep of the home with daily chores.
For each of these relationships, we focus on the joy. And then when reality hits, sometimes we fall into doing just the minimum – and just the minimum is lukewarm.
And when we show up in these relationships – with our husband and or our children – doing just the minimum, it quickly descends into apathy.
And apathy is often unspoken but clearly felt by others.
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As we begin the season of Lent, let's look at how we live our lives in our marriage and in our motherhood.
Our ordinary life is the perfect vehicle to embrace the goal of Lent, which is conversion.  
As wives and mothers, our days are filled with opportunities to convert our heart, mind, and body to God.  Do we recognize those opportunities, and do we take up our cross daily to follow Jesus or do we ignore the opportunity to make our everyday holy?
I also mention in this episode the opportunity to connect with me through 1:1 coaching.  For more information, CLICK HERE.
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