060: Thriving with Grace in Motherhood with Kara-Kae James

Kara-Kae James is wife to Brook, mama to four, founder of the ministry Thrive Moms, and now new author of the book Mom Up: Thriving with Grace in the Chaos of Motherhood. She shares with us today how we can go from merely surviving in motherhood to truly thriving in the abundant life Christ came to give us. I know you will walk away from this chat encouraged and built up in your role as a mom! What we Chat about in This Episode: ~What led Kara-Kae to write her book ~Kara-Kae's journey of having three babies in under three years ~Going from surviving and barely getting by to actually thriving in motherhood ~Striking a balance between motherhood being portrayed as nothing but awful and hard and keeping you from ever having time alone with your husband, and portraying it as always being a dreamy breeze all the time ~Thriving in motherhood in the midst of the hard days ~God's "enoughness" and the lie that we are enough on our own ~Rising up out of the struggle of surviving into living the abundant life in Christ ~Mothering each unique child in unique ways ~Making time to be in the Word as a busy mom; the importance of being in the Word in front of our kids - not just reserving our Bible-reading time for when the kids aren't around ~Embracing the season you're in ~Being free of mommy guilt and how our missteps with our kids can become special moments of tangibly showing them the truths of the gospel ~Thriving personally as a woman; tackling the myth that self-care is selfish ~The importance of prioritizing your marriage in the midst of motherhood; what that looks like for Kara-Kae and Brook ~Suiting up in the armor of God as a mom ~The ministry of Thrive Moms ~And more!   Head to www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/podcast