I’m struggling with infertility. I’m not interested in a career and dont find it fulfilling anymore, but quite the opposite. I’m a burnt out nurse. I worked hard for my career too but would love to conceive and be at home raise a child..Pray for me, believers.

I am 68 this year n all my children r adults now.But I remember a time when, as a stay-at-home mum who was trying to do home with 4 children N church, being the pastor's wife, and feeling "Hei, everybody wants me to love n serve them...but really I need some love too!!" N God heard, even if people don't. I now enjoy knowing that God loves me because He provided amazingly for children's education n life's needs n I now live in a house in the nice neighbourhood that God showed me He has provided ( even before this housing estate was built). God knows n God loves.Trust Him n He will give u the desires of your heart. Left teaching in a public school to take care of 3, then 4 children.When we obey His will, even thru struggles, He knows, He loves N He provides N protects.God IS LOVE❤️

Focus on the Family has been an integral part of my adjustment to motherhood and homemaking. Thank you for the work you do!! My baby and I listen to you everyday as we navigate this new season!

Thnku this was really hlpful to me ive nevr been a career mom im a stay at home mom this has really hlpd me to know that im serving God right wher i am🙏💖

This spoke directly to my heart. Thank you ❤️

I’m struggling with guilt when working from home but I’ve tried being a sahm and I felt like I was going insane. My kids often bear the brunt of my anger and I feel like I’m a better mom when I finish a day of work and I’m happier to spend time with them

I wish I had the luxury to choose. I want to be home, but circumstances dictate that I have to work. Please say a prayer for our family🫂

Thanks, Jen, for being so open and willing to laugh at the Mom-moments that you shared in the interview. It was a timely and relatable message! Also, I appreciate Jim sharing his honest amusement and fascination with the anecdotes, and how he sought out his wife’s own stories. I think it’s extremely validating when a respected man expresses his own awe, delight, appreciation, and wonder for the Moms he encounters! Thanks for being unscripted, honest, heartfelt, and thoughtful 🌈💫

I loved staying home with my son. I was able to stay at home till he was 8. At that time my marriage ended and I had to find a career, not just a low wage job, if I didn’t want to end up homeless. I love my career, I can provide for my son, I feel much safer and independent.

It’s just such a sacrifice too. It’s like you have to give up all the other things you like and love to do- things that are enjoyable and fun and relaxing and fill your soul. And when you have kids, it’s not that you don’t find some kind of happiness or fulfillment out of taking care of your kids, but there isn’t much time for anything else as a SAHM. Now on the flip side, I also know some moms who would love to stay home but can’t. So there’s that. But either way, I think becoming a mom and just having kids in general is a big sacrifice in life. Even just alone time, which I love because I was an only child and I am an introvert! That’s another challenge! I thank the Lord every day he built in nap time with young kids!

I can relate to this...as a father. Thanks for sharing Jen.

So encouraging! Thank you ❤

Such a great conversation! just very fun to listen to and the fact there was so much openness in sharing real struggles. 💗

As a stay at home mom. Been struggling to find my identity and my purpose, I recently started U-tube channel. Sometimes it feels difficult but I keep encouging myself to keep going.

Mother's are beautiful, stay at home or work outside the home. Either way homemaking is important. Love you guys!

Loved it …it really drew me in …so interesting!

So needed. I always wanted to be a SAHM and I am now to 2 beautiful kids but i still find myself giving all the time and needing to be poured into as well. It’s so tough sometimes. Thanks for this beautiful conversation💕

The church needs to lead the way in calling young women back to their roles as wives and mothers. Feminist beliefs over the last decades have seeped into the church. For a young mother to leave her 6-week old infant with a hired caregiver so that she can work a job, earning wages to pay that caregiver, is part of the feminist mindset, yet many believers have fallen in line with it. The biblical roles of men and women--men as leaders, providers, and protectors, and women as their husbands' helpers, children's nurturers, and homemakers--cannot be improved upon nor denied. We see the fruit societally of a breakdown in these roles.

Excellent interview! Thank you for this!

This is me 📍💡 thank you Jen for sharing your story

This was lovely to listen. Thank you. You don't mention that stay at home moms have no income, they rely on their husband, and they have no pension paid in for their elderly times. They Have to ask money or permission for everything from their husband, eg.fuel, food, insurances, child psychologist, a yoga class, not having a decision of how sort out savings , can't live for any hobbies. Why no one talks about these aspects of being a stay at home mom. I understand that if the interviewer is male, they won't go into dept's i this, as they would just encourage or wake up more women that they should stand up for themselves. If it is a female interviewer, they are often called feminists on a negative way. I think this is so much more important aspect in todays world than just talking about how you deal with a tantrum. Im not being negative, as I appreciate this genuine interview, and you might have already spoken about this topic in a different video, that I haven't seen yet, but today Iam really trying to find some videos of real experiences regarding how stay at home moms manage the financial vulnerability in their marriage/relationship, and it is hard to find. There so much differences between stay at home moms and marriages too, that it is hard to find something that is advisible for women. Also each country treats maternity and stay at home moms differently regarding MAT payment and benefit options, so it is really not comparable. But still an interesting topic and something that should be more addressed. If this makes sense... Thanks.

My friend said something recently. She said to help with the feeling of isolation we can servebothers in ministry. Offering our help and time ❤ im so afraid to leave my job because my mareiage is so unstable, but im really struggling. When i was at home she dod so well. She felt safe and secure. Now shes a bit different. And shes only 6 months old. Im praying about it.

You know what? I think it’s okay though to make friends with strangers. You never know that maybe that person needs a friend too.

Oooooh the fun things we go through. I guess you have to just learn to laugh sometimes!😆

I never wanted to be a SAHM. Im depressed, angry, and dealing with self esteem issues all the time. I hate it. I feel like I accomplished what i did for no reason.

Needed this 💜

yessssssss

My issues are playing with my 18 month old son. I dont play with him enough. I have been dealing with depression pretty much my whole life. My first son was born with a heart condion. I was in the hospital with him almost 24/7 for 4 months. I had post partum and even though that has past im still dealing with depression. At a point of no motivation no happiness in anything. I love and care for my son but i dont play. I feel it as work not as play. I dont know how to get past this before it really messes with him.

How do you find the time to do your own thing though??

I am in a season of waiting on the Lord to decide to be a SAHM vs continuing as a physio in a government hospital.

Is it possible to get a free copy of this book in Kampala, Uganda, Africa? I dont think i can call the number unless its on whatsapp

I’m sorry but I feel like I haven’t been very gentle or kind lately😬

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When a kid tosses stuff off of the table you pick it up and throw it in the trash and give the kid no more when the kid becomes hungry the kid will realize eat the food don't play with it

I say this as a stay-at-home mom. Read Proverbs 31. Did the woman described in that passage do any work outside of mothering and homemaking? I'd give that question some serious consideration before asking why some women struggle when they feel that their endeavors must be limited to mothering and homemaking. Throughout history, women often balanced paid work with homemaking and childcare, because their jobs did not conflict with those responsibilities. It wasn't really until the 20th century that work became industry-based and was largely incompatible with many of the duties of motherhood (and fatherhood for that matter). But due to the Internet, there are beginning to be new ways for mothers to balance paid work with their responsibilities at home. While I am certainly against what we would consider the typical self-serving "American career woman" mindset that results in children being raised by people other than their parents, please don't put words in the Bible that aren't there while ignoring some of the words that are.