God is for you

By on March 31, 2011 in Warrior Prayer

This parenting of the male species is hard.

Whether you have an adventurous boy, a scholarly boy, a rambunctious boy, or a bookworm boy. A little boy, married boy, big boy or somewhere in between boy. Sinner boy, saved boy, sanctified boy.

It’s still hard.

I’ve watched your words, you boy mamas, and I confess: I’ve been totally overwhelmed with what God is doing through this community. I’ve rested my head many nights speechless that God would allow me to kneel with you and pray for His hand in our boys’ lives.

Several times I’ve asked God, “what are You doing?” And other times I’ve read about a mom’s deep burden for her son and all I could utter was, “O God.”

He hears our groanings.

The coupled pain and hope that keeps a mama on her knees wears a carpet thin.

But He hears you.

And God is for you.

You are the apple of His eye. His beloved. His thoughts toward you are many and His plans for you are good. He will never leave you nor forsake you.

When your son takes his first steps and you realize for the first time that your baby is growing up…God is for you.

When you give it your all and his heart doesn’t change…God is for you.

When you wake up and he’s five and you realize there are already so many moments you’ve missed and will never get back…God is for you.

When you realize the home life you desperately wanted to provide for him isn’t going to happen…God is for you.

When you realize how your own sinful choices have affected him…God is for you.

When you’re defeated and ready to quit…God is for you.

When you see the desires of his heart and realize that they’re not always good…God is for you.

When your son gets hurt or that thing you always wanted to protect him from happens…God is for you.

When his heart doesn’t belong to just you anymore…God is for you.

When he makes choices that hurt you, no, devastate you…God is for you.

When the threads of your carpet are worn bare from the praying, begging, hoping in God to complete the work He started…God is for you.

And His heart for you is good.

As we prepare to join our hearts in prayer for 21 days tomorrow, perhaps the one thing we should settle is this:

God is for us. And His heart for us is good.

 

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Are you a boy mom?

The 21 Days of Prayer for Sons challenge is starting tomorrow! Join me on a 21 day journey into praying for the hearts of our sons. Are you up for the challenge? Find out more here.


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a time to party!!

By on March 29, 2011 in Warrior Prayer

Please make plans to join the M.O.B. Society tonight as we kick off the 21 Days of Prayer for Sons challenge with a Twitter Party!

When? 9 PM EST

Where? Twitter hashtag (*note change*) #21Days4Sons {follow @TheMobSociety}

Why? Because we want to bless our sons!

Did someone say prizes?

Oh  yes…

Five copies of the Warrior Prayers: Praying the Word for Boys in the Areas They Need it Most eBook will be given away throughout the night!

The Grand Prize includes all of the following!

Warrior Prayers Art {amazing exclusive art piece from Michelle Pendergrass – a visible reminder to pray over your sons. Winner picks their favorite piece from the collection}

The Rusted Chain {prayer bracelet – a visible reminder to pray over your sons}

The Warrior Prayers: Praying the Word for Boys In the Areas They Need it Most eBook

Spiffy Decals {a decal for your laptop or car that says, “I pray for my son(s)”}

Home with the Boys exclusive handmade jewelry

We can’t wait to see you friends!  Make plans to join us NOW!

*Need help understanding a Twitter Party?  Check out this post.

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Just Call Me Columbus

By on March 28, 2011 in a mother's heart, giveaway

Sure, my boys love adventure, but sometimes I feel like an adventurer, an explorer.

I’ve walked the boy mom path for years now, with four boys trailing behind me. The paths diverge but they’re similar, and they’re all part of the same trail.

For the longest time, someone was getting teeth at our house while another was losing them. One was leaving diapers and another came on the scene, with many diapers ahead.

It hasn’t been “same old, same old” – trust me, it was NEVER boring! And sometimes, it’s nice to welcome a bit of change.

Do you remember when you took the crib down – for good? Or when you stopped saving diaper coupons? Maybe when the last one graduated from kindergarten? Sure, there were regrets (aren’t there always?) and sweet moments we’ll hold in our hearts forever…but there was also a bit of freedom in the idea of something new.

We’re moms forever. But as our boys grow and new lands are on the horizon, their needs change – and we must, too. Adjusting to your son’s growing independence, even if it just means letting him ride his bike to his friend’s house – is the tricky part of parenthood.

We can’t mother them at 15 the way we mothered them at 5.

When mine was 5, just the thought of mothering him at 15 scared me! So how do we get through it?

We act like Columbus – maintain that adventurous spirit. Be ready to explore new lands. Realize that what’s around the bend will be different from yesterday’s shore. And relish it!

Know your crew – their strengths and their flaws. Let them do all they can to help and to discover on the journey. Even let them take the lead down the path once in a while.

And me? I keep my eye on the North Star. Fixed, unchanging, useful in navigation – He’s always there.

Trying to maintain that adventurous spirit, Mom, even as you’re outnumbered by boys? Check out I’m Outnumbered! One Mom’s Lessons in the Lively Art of Raising Boys for some help and encouragement. We’re giving a copy away, so leave a comment to enter.

Have you ever felt like an explorer on the boy mom journey? Blazing new trails, hacking away at the undergrowth, sure no one had been here before you?

To enter:

Leave a comment sharing what concerns you the most about the uncharted territory we face as boy moms.

For extra entries:

Share the post any way you like, including a link back here. Then leave a comment telling us you did.

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ERIN!!!!!

By on March 25, 2011 in a little fun

Our sweet Erin, Co-founder with me of this awesome site for mothers of boys, is turning the big

30

today!!!  Let’s all head over to her blog, Home with the Boys, and love bomb her…whadaya say?  Show her some love?

While you’re there, check out all of the fabulous giveaways she’s had going on all week long and enter them all!

Erin, you’re an amazing woman of God.  I’m SOOOOO blessed to have met you and get to share in your life through the M.O.B. Society.  May your precious sons rise up one day soon and called you blessed.

 

WE LOVE YOU!

 

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