Kara

“Memorize and meditate on Proverbs 11:14 (ESV): “Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.” •​Make a list of three Christlike mamas whom you could seek out for help and guidance. •​Unfollow accounts that glorify and glamorize snark, hopelessness, or abdication of responsibility in motherhood.”
― Abbie Halberstadt, M Is for Mama: A Rebellion Against Mediocre Motherhood

“When she starts to escalate, keep your voice level. Do your own breathing. Don’t panic. She really will be okay. She may get angry with you in the process, especially if you’ve been her primary coping skill up until this point. She may want to lure you into an argument so that she can have an emotional release. If exploding at you is the coping skill she uses most often at home, it’s one that will continue into adulthood and into her adult relationships, such as her marriage, friendships, and workplace relationships. Teach her healthy coping skills instead. Model them yourself. Pray persistently. Prompt her to practice her skills. She can do this. And you can, too, especially if you both stay calm and connected.”
― Sissy Goff, Raising Worry-Free Girls: Helping Your Daughter Feel Braver, Stronger, and Smarter in an Anxious World

“Whenever we cannot love in the old, human way, Corrie, God can give us the perfect way.”
― Corrie ten Boom, The Hiding Place

“God is so constant that I trust I can always return to Him. Sometimes I linger far away, interested in other things. But He is like a lighthouse in the harbor, ever shining. Even when I am far off, I can still see His light, but it diminishes in my vision the farther I am out to sea.”
― Ann Swindell, Christmas in the Castle Library