We've all been there. The house is filthy, we're exhausted from running around all day getting the children to their next activity, and we wonder if all the effort is even worth it. Maybe they continuously argue with their siblings and our attempts to intervene just create more trouble. Maybe they have a sassy mouth or keep arguing with us over every little thing. Maybe they constantly disrupt the classroom at school, or won't do their homework. Maybe we don't prepare breakfast the way they wanted it cooked, don't  wash the shirt they planned to wear, don't let them go visit a friend, and they throw a major fit. And we wonder what we're doing wrong. Some days the doubts are relentless. We get so weighed down at times that we even consider giving up. We see other moms who appear to have it all together and wonder if we will ever measure up. We hear the whispers from the enemy that we're a terrible mother. And we begin to believe it, forgetting that the Bible … [Read more...]